Lehár - The Merry Widow - Naxos Deutschland

Lotfi Mansouri’s spectacular last production as General Director of The San Francisco Opera with Yvonne Kenny making her debut in the title role, new dialogue specially commissioned from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Wendy Wasserstein and an original ballet to set the scene ‘Chez Maxime’ bringing fresh insight into Lehár’s classic operetta. This production also features another world premiere, Njegus’s song, ‘Quite Parisian’. Filmed in High Definition.

Conductor: Erich Kunzel

Stage Director: Lotfi Mansouri

Choir/Orchestra: San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

Artistic Company: San Francisco Opera

Artists:
Yvonne Kenny
Bo Skovhus
Angelika Kirchschlager
Gregory Turay

Composer: Franz Lehár

Aspect Ratio: 1080i High Definition / 16:9

Sound: Dolby Surround; Dolby Stereo

Extras: ‘Impressions’ - Lotfi Mansouri, Yvonne Kenny, Bo Skovhus, Angelika Kirchschlager and Gregory Turay discuss The Merry Widow. Illustrated booklet with an essay by Camille Crittenden examining what insight the Merry Widow gives into women’s roles in fin-de-siecle Vienna. Illustrated Synopsis and Cast gallery.

Subtitles: FR, DE, ES