January 17

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: The Merry Widow

Posted by Layla on January 17, 2015 in MET OPERA LIVE IN HD | Leave a comment

FRANZ LEHAR

2014-2015 HD OPERA SEASON

JANUARY 17 @ 12:55 PM

RUN TIME: 3 HRS

The great Renée Fleming stars as the beguiling femme fatale who captivates all Paris in Lehár’s enchanting operetta, seen in a new staging by Broadway virtuoso director and choreographer Susan Stroman (The Producers,Oklahoma!, Contact). Stroman and her design team of Julian Crouch (Satyagraha, The Enchanted Island) and costume designer William Ivey Long (Cinderella, Grey Gardens, Hairspray) have created an art-nouveau setting that climaxes with singing and dancing grisettes at the legendary Maxim’s. Nathan Gunn co-stars as Danilo and Kelli O’Hara is Valencienne. Andrew Davis conducts.

Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website: http://www.metopera.org

CONDUCTOR: Andrew Davis

PRODUCTION: Susan Stroman

CAST: Nathan Gunn, Kelli O’Hara

CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS:

http://www.metopera.org/uploadedFiles/MetOpera/Live_In_HD/2014-15/cast_sheets/Merry_Widow_synopsis_Global.pdf

VIDEO: Video courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera

PHOTOS: Brigitte Lacombe/Metropolitan Opera

POSSE PHOTOS:

Franz Lehár
THE MERRY WIDOW
Renée Fleming as Hanna and Nathan Gunn as Danilo in Lehár’s “The Merry Widow.” Susan Stroman’s new production opens on December 31, 2014.
Photo: Brigitte Lacombe/Metropolitan Opera

Franz Lehár
THE MERRY WIDOW
Nathan Gunn as Danilo in Lehár’s “The Merry Widow.” Susan Stroman’s new production opens on December 31, 2014.
Photo: Brigitte Lacombe/Metropolitan Opera

Kelli O’Hara as Valencienne with the Grisettes in Lehár’s The Merry Widow. Photo credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Nathan Gunn as Danilo, Renée Fleming as Hanna and Alek Shrader as Camille de Rosillon in Lehár’s The Merry Widow. Photo credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera