Die lustige Witwe
~ Operetta
Annotation
The full version of this operetta has a duration of 2:45:00. Per the English Wikipedia, almost complete recordings were made in 1907, and then again in 1950. Most recorded versions today are abridged. Highly rated recordings of near-complete versions in the original German have been conducted by Otto Ackermann in 1953, Lovro von Matačič in 1963 (both with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as Hanna), and by Herbert von Karajan in 1972 (Felicity Lott in the title role).
Annotation last modified on 2017-02-23 19:46 UTC.
Relationships
| composer: | Franz Lehár (composer) (in 1905) |
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| librettist: | Victor Léon (librettist) Leo Stein |
| premiered at: | Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien, Austria (on 1905-12-30) |
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| other databases: | https://rateyourmusic.com/work/lustige_witwe/ [info] |
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| download score for free: | imslp: Die lustige Witwe (Lehár, Franz) [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q478202 [info] |
| later translated versions: | Glada änkan La Veuve joyeuse The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Adrian Ross) The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Sachs/Mandel) The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Sheldon Harnick) The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas) The Merry Widow (unknown version) The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Christopher Hassall) |
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| parts: | Die lustige Witwe: „Ich hol dir vom Himmel das Blau” (Neufassung, 1928) (number) Die lustige Witwe: Introduktion (The Merry Widow: Overture) 1. Die lustige Witwe: Akt I (act) 2. Die lustige Witwe: Akt II (act) 3. Die lustige Witwe: Akt III (act) |
| is the basis for: | The Merry Widow Suite |
| arrangements: | Vals de La viuda alegre (for guitar) 夜は語らずとも |