Description
Lehár, Franz - The Merry Widow / ArtHaus Musik / Monarda Arts / The National Ballet of Canada / Choreographed by Ronald Hynd / 2015 DVD
Total Runtime: 88 MInutes
Region 0 NTSC
Made in Europe
UPC 807280912999
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.52 x 5.31 x 0.59 inches; 3.6 Ounces
- Item model number : 25163883
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 28 minutes
- Release date : October 1, 2015
- Actors : Composer: Franz Lehár, Conductor: Ermanno Florio, Choreographer: Ronald Hynd, Orchestra: The National Ballet Of Canada, Participants: Karen Kain
- Studio : Arthaus Musik
- ASIN : B0141UCC8C
- Country of Origin : United Kingdom
- Number of discs : 1
Ronald Hynds three act ballet The Merry Widow to the music ofLehár, Franz is an exciting studio production, performed by the superb National Ballet of Canada. The Australian dancer John Meehan gives an outstanding performance in the role of Count Danil.
The Merry Widow 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, L'attaché d'ambassade (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", "Da geh' ich zu Maxim" ("You'll Find Me at Maxim's"), and the "Merry Widow Waltz".
