The Merry Widow (2005)
Zurich Opera House production of Franz Léhar's operetta, with Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, and Ute Gfrerer in lead roles. Baron Zeta is desperate that the fabulously wealthy widow Hanna Glavari marry a Pontevedrian man so that her fortune remains in the country. He attempts to match her and his handsome attaché, Danilo. It turns out that Danilo and Hanna had had a love affair in years past. Nevertheless, Danilo now refuses to love her because he doesn't want to appear like he is only interested in her money...
- Released
- 2005-01-01
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Anton Reitzenstein
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Dagmar Schellenberger as Hanna Glawari
- Rodney Gilfry as Count Danilo Danilovitch
- Ute Gfrerer as Valencienne
- Rudolf A. Hartmann as Baron Mirko Zeta
- Herbert Prikopa as Njegus
- Piotr Beczała as Camille, Count de Rosillon
- Gabriel Bermúdez as Vicomte Cascada
- Guido Götzen as Bogdanowitsch
- Eva Maria Kaufmann as Praskowia
- Mary O'Sullivan as Sylviane
- Thomas Pütz as Pritschitsch
- Carine Séchaye as Olga
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