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Merrywidow
''The Merry Widow'' is an operetta by Franz Lehár. The Merry Widow may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Adaptations of Lehár's operetta Ballet * ''The Merry Widow'' (ballet), an adaptation of the operetta Films * ''The Merry Widow'' (1918 film), a Hungarian silent film directed by Michael Curtiz * ''The Merry Widow'' (1925 film), a silent film directed by Erich von Stroheim, starring Mae Murray and John Gilbert * ''The Merry Widow'' (1934 film) directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald * ''The Merry Widow'' (1952 film), directed by Curtis Bernhardt * ''The Merry Widow'' (1962 film), Austrian film directed by Werner Jacobs * ''The Merry Widow'' (2007 film), a French comedy film Other arts, entertainment, and media * ''The Merry Widow'' (TV series), a French television series which uses the music from the operetta, but not the plot * Thee Merry Widows, a psychobilly band People * Mary Elizabeth Wilson (1889-1963), also kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merry Widow
''The Merry Widow'' (german: Die lustige Witwe, links=no ) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to keep her money in the principality by finding her the right husband – on an 1861 comedy play, (''The Embassy Attaché'') by Henri Meilhac. The operetta has enjoyed extraordinary international success since its 1905 premiere in Vienna and continues to be frequently revived and recorded. Film and other adaptations have also been made. Well-known music from the score includes the "Vilja Song", "" ("You'll Find Me at Maxim's"), and the "Merry Widow Waltz". Background In 1861, Henri Meilhac premiered a comic play in Paris, (''The Embassy Attaché''), in which the Parisian ambassador of a poor German grand duchy, Baron Scharpf, schemes to arrange a marriage between his country's richest widow (a French woman) and a Count to keep her mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merry Widow (ballet)
''The Merry Widow'' ballet is a 1975 adaptation of Franz Lehár's 1905 romantic operetta ''The Merry Widow'' (''Die lustige Witwe''). John Lanchbery and Alan Abbott adapted the score of the operetta for ballet and retained the style of Lehár's orchestration. The arrangement includes the well-known tunes of the operetta: Vilja's song ''Ich bin eine anständige Frau'' and the ''Weibermarsch''. This musical arrangement has been used for two ballets: the first was choreographed by Ronald Hynd for The Australian Ballet in 1975, while the second was choreographed by Veronica Paeper for CAPAB (since renamed the Cape Town City Ballet Company) in 1988. Ballet choreographed by Ronald Hynd The ballet was created for The Australian Ballet by Sir Robert Helpmann (a principal dancer and choreographer), who obtained permission from the heirs of the composer and the librettists (Viktor Léon and Leo Stein), by special arrangement with Glocken Verlag Ltd. of London. The scenario and sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
