The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow (2015): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2015, The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow is a musik film directed by Susan Stroman, running about 148 minutes.

What it’s about. Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta, set in Paris and seen in a glittering production directed and choreographed by Broadway’s Susan Stroman. Nathan Gunn is Danilo, Hanna’s former flame, who is supposed to woo and marry her in order to keep her fortune in their home country of Pontevedro. Kelli O’Hara sings Valencienne, the flirtatious young wife of the Pontevedrian ambassador in Paris, Baron Zeta, played by Thomas Allen, and Alek Shrader is her suitor, Camille. Andrew Davis conducts the waltz-rich score, and the new English translation is by Jeremy Sams.

Who’s in it. The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow stars Renée Fleming as Hanna Glawari, Kelli O'Hara as Valencienne, Alek Shrader as Camille de Rosillon and Nathan Gunn as Danilo, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow page.

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