Opera

Die lustige Witwe

The Merry Widow
Franz Lehár (1870 – 1948)
Operetta in three acts
Sung in German.
Libretto: Victor Léon & Leo Stein, based on the comic play "L'attaché d'ambassade" (The Embassy Attaché) by Henri Meilhac
Premiere: 1905 in Vienna

Trailer: Theater TV – Ullrich Bohn
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Since its Viennese premiere on 30 December 1905, "The Merry Widow" has taken the world by storm, becoming a legend in its own time and culminating in the so-called "Silver Age" of operetta. To this day, the work remains one of the most frequently performed in the repertoire, with evergreens such as "Vilja" or "Lippen schweigen" earning a deserved place as staples of the genre.

PREMIERE: 3 December 2022

Cast

Conductor Yoel Gamzou, Holger Reinhardt
Director Uwe Eric Laufenberg
Revival Director Myriam Lifka
Stage Design Julius Theodor Semmelmann
Costume Design Jessica Karge
Lighting Design Andreas Frank
Chorus Master Albert Horne
Choreography Myriam Lifka
Dramaturgy Bjarne Gedrath
Hanna Glawari Alyona Rostovskaya, Elissa Huber
Count Danilo Danilovitsch Alexandre Beuchat, Thomas Blondelle
Camille, Count de Rosillon Gustavo Quaresma, Artjom Safronov
Baron Mirko Zeta Joachim Gabriel Maaß
Valencienne Rinnat Moriah, Anastasiya Taratorkina
Vicomte Cascada Darcy Carroll
Raoul de St. Brioche Ralf Rachbauer
Njegus Hans-Joachim Heist
Grisettes Carla Peters, Silvia Willecke, Maria Dehler, Jasmin Herrera, Mar Sánchez Cisneros, Josefine Rau, Anna Dekker, Tamara Kurti, Stella Monogenis
Young Hanna Jasmin Herrera
Young Danilo Joel Spinello
Chor & Chorsolist:innen des Hessischen Staatstheaters Wiesbaden, Statisterie des Hessischen Staatstheaters Wiesbaden, Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden