Operette in drei akten teilweise nach einer fremden grundidee by lehar, franz, 18701948. An excellent version of the lustige witwe musically and in visual presentation. Although the lengthy cancan scene can be a bit wearing if youre not into that sort of thing, the main production is good, with much humour as. Karczag, however, showed little enthusiasm for the show. Classical vocal reprints 2701 south van hoose drive fayetteville, ar 72701 telephone. He composed a draft of the score, but it was unsatisfactory, and he gladly left the project. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Title operette in drei akten composer lehar, franz. The excellent live emi recording of the merry widow with lott and hampson, and welsermost conducting the london philharmonic and glyndebourne chorus, was released last year in two editions.
Franz lehar was born on april 30, 1870 in komarom, austriahungary as ferencz lehar. Get it delivered safely by sal, ems, fedex and save with cdjapan rewards. The great renee fleming stars as the beguiling femme fatale who captivates all paris in lehars enchanting operetta, seen in a new staging by broadway virtuoso director and choreographer susan stroman the producers, oklahoma. Although the lengthy cancan scene can be a bit wearing if youre not into that sort of thing, the main production is good, with much humour as it should be for such a daft farce. The pontevedrian embassy, paris, early 20th century range. Jeanette anna macdonald june 18, 1903 january 14, 1965 was an american singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with maurice chevalier love me tonight, the merry widow and nelson eddy naughty marietta, rosemarie, and maytime. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Audio cd see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The librettists, viktor leon and leo stein, based the story concerning a rich widow, and her countrymens attempt to keep her money in the principality by finding her the right husband on an 1861 comedy play, lattache dambassade the embassy attache by henri meilhac. Its a must see for a fan of this operetta in the original language. The merry widow selections concert band lehar suzuki. It was eventually produced in every city with a theatre industry.
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