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November 12 - 14, 2010
Ferguson Hall |
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At a glance In this comedy, a rich widow and her countrymen attempt to keep her money close at hand by finding her the right husband. Language Sung in English. The Scene Paris in the early 20th Century About the Opera Often called “The Queen of Operettas,” this is certainly the most celebrated and successful show of its kind ever written. Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow receives an updated approach by Artistic Director and Resident Composer of Opera Tampa, Maestro Anton Coppola. This new adaptation still focuses on the rich and newly widowed Hanna Glawari and Barron Zeta’s hope that he can keep Hanna (and her millions) in his bankrupt country. The Merry Widow marks the return of Rochelle Bard (La Rondine) and features an international cast, as well as the Opera Tampa New Artists, Orchestra and Chorus. Characters Hanna Glawari, a wealthy widow Count Danilo Danilovitsch, first secretary of the embassy and Hanna’s former lover Baron Mirko Zeta, the ambassador Valencienne, Baron Zeta’s wife Camille, Count de Rosillon Recommended Recording The Merry Widow Franz Lehár (Composer), John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor), Wiener Philharmoniker and The Monteverdi Choir (Orchestras), Cheryl Studer, Bo Skovhus, Barbara Bonney, Rainer Trost, Bryn Terfel and Donna Deam (Performers) Fun Fact Films based (very loosely) on the plot of the operetta: • The 1925 silent version by Erich von Stroheim has John Gilbert as Danilo and Mae Murray as Hanna. • The 1934 black and white version, by Ernst Lubitsch, starred Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald. • The 1952 Technicolor version starred Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas. Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Synopsis (courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera) About the composer Historical perspective
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