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FRANZ LEHÁR
THE MERRY WIDOW
DIE LUSTIGE WITWE
Wednesday, 09 November 2022, Hour 18:30
MAIN HALL

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Conductor: Adrian Morar
Artistic direction: Tiberius Simu
Scenography: Viorica Petrovici
Coregraphy: Felicia Șerbănescu
Chorus Conductor: Corneliu Felecan


Baron Mirko Zeta: Cristian Hodrea
Valencienne: Lucia Bulucz
Count Danilo Danilowitsch: Tiberius Simu (guest)
Hanna Glawari: Irina Săndulescu (debut)
Camille de Rosillon: Sorin Lupu
Viscount Cascada: Bogdan Nistor
Raoul de St. Brioche: Florin Pop
Bogdanowitsch, Pontevedrin Consul: Varga Janos
Sylviane, his wife: Elena Potopea
Kromow, The Embassy Consul: Zoltan Molnar
Olga, his wife: Henrietta Almasi
Pritschitsch, military attache: George Godja
Praskowia, his wife: Amelia Zehan
Njegus: Ruslan Bârlea (guest)


the Orchestra, the Men's Choir and the Ballet Ensemble of the Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca

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show category: operetta

Operetta in three acts on a libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein after the comedy L’attaché d’ambassade by Henri Meilhac

Performance played in Romanian

Recommended age: 12+

The operetta arranged on composer Franz Lehár’s suave notes has managed to trigger an upsurge of laugh and sympathy since its 1905 absolute premiere, when the Austrian composer set the tone of a new approach upon the genre. Through “Die lustige Witwe“, Lehár became instantly a reformer of operetta, reviving the atmosphere of performance halls all over the world and continuing to this day to fascinate generations of music lovers with its brightness and melodicity.

The vivacious and romantic music of “The Merry Widow”, entwined with the sparkling dialogues of the protagonists, depict in a delightful manner the precious high society from the 20th century La Belle Époque. The young and seductive widow Hanna and the charming Count Danilo, the operetta’s heroes, live a sloppy love story, among deeply rooted vanities and ambitious intrigues. Everything mixes in a savoury performance, filled with intense feelings and hilarious twists, against the sound of passionate waltz and French can-can, much to the public’s delight.

The performance has three intermissions and ends at around 9.30 p.m.

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