The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

Synopsis

Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta, set in Paris and seen in a glittering production directed and choreographed by Broadway’s Susan Stroman. Nathan Gunn is Danilo, Hanna’s former flame, who is supposed to woo and marry her in order to keep her fortune in their home country of Pontevedro. Kelli O’Hara sings Valencienne, the flirtatious young wife of the Pontevedrian ambassador in Paris, Baron Zeta, played by Thomas Allen, and Alek Shrader is her suitor, Camille. Andrew Davis conducts the waltz-rich score, and the new English translation is by Jeremy Sams.

Main Cast

Renée Fleming

Hanna Glawari

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Kelli O'Hara

Valencienne

Age : 48 | Popularity : 41%

Alek Shrader

Camille de Rosillon

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Nathan Gunn

Danilo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Thomas Allen

Baron Mirko Zeta

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

MET Orchestra

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Leo Stein Viktor Léon
	Original Story	Henri Meilhac
Sound	Original Music Composer	Franz Lehár
	Conductor	Andrew Davis
Directing	Director	Susan Stroman
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	William Ivey Long
Lighting	Lighting Design	Paule Constable
Crew	Choreographer	Susan Stroman
Art	Set Designer	Julian Crouch
Department	Role	Name

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