Title: Ferenc Lehgar: "Merry Widow"
Original title: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Release year: 2014
Genre: Operetta
Director: Susan Stroman
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Cast: Renée Fleming (Hanna Glawari), Nathan Gunn (Danilo), Kelli O'Hara (Valencienne), The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus & Ballet
Description:
Lehar's evergreen comic operetta The Merry Widow is given a gala performance in this sumptuous new Metropolitan Opera production. With "elegance and glamor" Renee Fleming heads of all-star cast Broadway legend Kelli O'Hara and veteran baritone Sir Thomas Allen. The scintillating score is given a "glowing, subtle performance" (New York Times) under Sir Andrew Davis.
Issued: United States | Decca
Duration: ~ 138 min.