LEHAR : MERRY WIDOW

Radio New Zealand Concert network
Sunday 15th od February 2015 at 6.03 - 9 pm

LEHÁR: The Merry Widow, Die lustige Witwe
an operetta in three acts
After many comical misunderstandings, the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari and Count Danilo Danilovitsch fall in love, ensuring the financial health of the tiny country of Pontevedro
Hanna Glawari........................ Renée Fleming
Count Danilo Danilovitsch..... Nathan Gunn
Baron Zeta............................... Thomas Allen
Valencienne............................ Kelli O'Hara
Camille.................................... Alek Shrader
Njegus..................................... Carson Elrod
Kromow.................................. Daniel Mobbs
Bogdanovitch.......................... Mark Schowalter
Sylviane.................................. Emalie Savoy
Raoul....................................... Alexander Lewis
Vicomte Cascada.................... Jeff Mattsey
Olga......................................... Wallis Giunta
Pritschitsch............................. Gary Simpson
Praskowia................................ Margaret Lattimore
Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orch/Andrew Davis

INTRODUCTION
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