The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

2015 2h 28m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 6★8IMDB · 43

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Synopsis

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Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta, set in Paris and seen in a glittering production directed and choreographed by Broadway’s Susan Stroman. Nathan Gunn is Danilo, Hanna’s former flame, who is supposed to woo and marry her in order to keep her fortune in their home country of Pontevedro. Kelli O’Hara sings Valencienne, the flirtatious young wife of the Pontevedrian ambassador in Paris, Baron Zeta, played by Thomas Allen, and Alek Shrader is her suitor, Camille. Andrew Davis conducts the waltz-rich score, and the new English translation is by Jeremy Sams.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Thomas Allen
Baron Mirko Zeta
Kelli O'Hara
Valencienne
Nathan Gunn
Graf Danilo Danilowitsch:
Renée Fleming
Hanna Glawari
Alek Shrader
Camille de Rosillon
Jeffrey Mattsey
Vicomte Cascada
Alexander Lewis
Raoul de St. Brioche
Mark Schowalter
Bogdanovitch

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Susan Stroman
Writers: Leo Stein, Henri Meilhac, Viktor Léon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Franz Lehár. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Thomas Allen and Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4321452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Susan Stroman directs. Franz Lehár scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Franz Lehár. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Thomas Allen and Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt4321452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.