Rent Lehar: Die Lustige Witwe (2004)
4.5 of 5 from 50 ratings
2h 5min
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- Synopsis:
- Dagmar Schellenberger and Rodney Gilfry star in this Zurich Opera House 2004 production of the Lehar operetta conducted by Franz Welser Most. A sensitive love story, originally written by Franz Lehar. Schellenberger takes to the role of the Merry Widow with aplomb, while Gilfry's inspirational turn as Danilo is a sight to behold, sung in German.
- Actors:
- Rodney Gilfry, Piotr Beczala, Dagmar Schellenberger, Ute Gfrerer, Boguslaw Bidzinski, Guido Götzen, Rudolf A. Hartmann, Eva Maria Kaufmann, Mary O'Sullivan, Thomas Pütz, Carine Sechehaye, Franz Welser-Möst
- Directors:
- Anton Reitzenstein
- Producers:
- Helmuth Lohner
- Writers:
- Viktor Léon, Leo Stein, Franz Lehár
- Aka:
- The Merry Widow
- Studio:
- Arthaus Musik
- Genres:
- Music & Musicals, Performing Arts
- Countries:
- Switzerland, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/05/2005
- Run Time:
- 125 minutes
- Languages:
- English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
- Subtitles:
- English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- NTSC
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
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Reviews (1) of Lehar: Die Lustige Witwe
An enjoyable romp - Lehar: Die Lustige Witwe review by DW
It's many years since I've seen a live production of Lehar's operetta so I welcomed the opportunity to have a look at this Zurich Opera offering. The music remains joyful, lightweight but always tuneful and was extremely well sung, as one would expect from Zurich. The staging was well-managed and the sometimes lengthy dialogue passages were kept to a swift pace, and even possibly edited, so they didn't overwhelm the musical content.
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