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[Met Performance] CID:332426
Metropolitan Opera Premiere, New Production
The Merry Widow
Metropolitan Opera House, Thu, February 17, 2000
Debut : Mel Ulrich, Beverly O'Regan Thiele, Lori Alexander, Stephanie Ann Sheppard, Heather McFadden, Karina Michaels, Tara Schoch, Erin Swanson, Wolfgang Göbbel
In English
The Merry Widow (1)
Franz Lehár | Viktor Léon/Leo Stein
Franz Lehár
The Merry Widow received nine performances this season.
After Njegus' aria in Act III, Domingo interpolated "Why should any man have qualms"
("Gern habich die frau'n geküsst") from Lehár's "Paganini."
FUNDING:
The production a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Robertson, Jr.
Additional funding by the Estate of Anna Case Mackay; Bill Rollnick and Nancy Ellison Rollnick in memory of Jacqueline Foster
Search by season: 1999-00
Search by title: The Merry Widow,
Met careers
Metropolitan Opera Premiere, New Production
The Merry Widow
Metropolitan Opera House, Thu, February 17, 2000
Debut : Mel Ulrich, Beverly O'Regan Thiele, Lori Alexander, Stephanie Ann Sheppard, Heather McFadden, Karina Michaels, Tara Schoch, Erin Swanson, Wolfgang Göbbel
In English
The Merry Widow (1)
Franz Lehár | Viktor Léon/Leo Stein
- Hanna Glawari
- Frederica von Stade
- Valencienne
- Emily Pulley
- Count Danilovitch
- Plácido Domingo
- Camille de Rosillon
- Paul Groves
- Baron Zeta
- John Del Carlo
- Vicomte Cascada
- Mel Ulrich [Debut]
- Raoul de St. Brioche
- Mark Schowalter
- Njegus
- Anthony Laciura
- Sylviane
- Beverly O'Regan Thiele [Debut]
- Praskowia
- Jane Shaulis
- Kromow
- James Courtney
- Bogdanovitch
- Dennis Petersen
- Pritschitsch
- Thomas Hammons
- Woman
- Constance Green
- Lolo
- Lori Alexander [Debut]
- Dodo
- Stephanie Ann Sheppard [Debut]
- Jou-Jou
- Heather McFadden [Debut]
- Frou-Frou
- Karina Michaels [Debut]
- Clo-Clo
- Tara Schoch [Debut]
- Margot
- Erin Swanson [Debut]
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
- Production
- Tim Albery
- Designer
- Antony McDonald
- Lighting Designer
- Wolfgang Göbbel [Debut]
- Choreographer
- Philippe Giraudeau
- Translation
- Martin Crimp
- Composer
- Franz Lehár
The Merry Widow received nine performances this season.
After Njegus' aria in Act III, Domingo interpolated "Why should any man have qualms"
("Gern habich die frau'n geküsst") from Lehár's "Paganini."
FUNDING:
The production a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Robertson, Jr.
Additional funding by the Estate of Anna Case Mackay; Bill Rollnick and Nancy Ellison Rollnick in memory of Jacqueline Foster
Search by season: 1999-00
Search by title: The Merry Widow,
Met careers
- Andrew Davis [Conductor]
- Frederica von Stade [Hanna Glawari]
- Emily Pulley [Valencienne]
- Plácido Domingo [Count Danilovitch]
- Paul Groves [Camille de Rosillon]
- John Del Carlo [Baron Zeta]
- Mel Ulrich [Vicomte Cascada]
- Mark Schowalter [Raoul de St. Brioche]
- Anthony Laciura [Njegus]
- Beverly O'Regan Thiele [Sylviane]
- Reveka Evangelia Mavrovitis [Olga]
- Jane Shaulis [Praskowia]
- James Courtney [Kromow]
- Dennis Petersen [Bogdanovitch]
- Thomas Hammons [Pritschitsch]
- Constance Green [Woman]
- Lori Alexander [Lolo]
- Stephanie Ann Sheppard [Dodo]
- Heather McFadden [Jou-Jou]
- Karina Michaels [Frou-Frou]
- Tara Schoch [Clo-Clo]
- Erin Swanson [Margot]
- Tim Albery [Production]
- Philippe Giraudeau [Choreographer]
- Antony McDonald [Designer]
- Wolfgang Göbbel [Lighting Designer]
- Martin Crimp [Translation]
- Franz Lehár [Composer]