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The Merry Widow (2005)

Original title: Die lustige Witwe

2005-01-01 · 2h 5m · DE
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Zurich Opera House production of Franz Léhar's operetta, with Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, and Ute Gfrerer in lead roles. Baron Zeta is desperate that the fabulously wealthy widow Hanna Glavari marry a Pontevedrian man so that her fortune remains in the country. He attempts to match her and his handsome attaché, Danilo. It turns out that Danilo and Hanna had had a love affair in years past. Nevertheless, Danilo now refuses to love her because he doesn't want to appear like he is only interested in her money...

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Anton ReitzensteinDirectorLeo SteinWriterViktor LéonWriter

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Dagmar SchellenbergerDagmar SchellenbergerHanna GlawariRodney GilfryRodney GilfryCount Danilo DanilovitchUte GfrererUte GfrererValencienneRudolf A. HartmannRudolf A. HartmannBaron Mirko ZetaHerbert PrikopaHerbert PrikopaNjegusPiotr BeczałaPiotr BeczałaCamille, Count de RosillonGabriel BermúdezGabriel BermúdezVicomte CascadaGuido GötzenGuido GötzenBogdanowitschEva Maria KaufmannEva Maria KaufmannPraskowiaMary O'SullivanMary O'SullivanSylvianeThomas PützThomas PützPritschitschCarine SéchayeCarine SéchayeOlga

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OperaOperettaOpera live performance

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · MusicTheme affinityOpera · Operetta · Opera Live PerformanceDialogue densityComedyDirector preference465520Actor preference471403 · 471572 · 347459Country preferenceDe

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What is The Merry Widow about?

Zurich Opera House production of Franz Léhar's operetta, with Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, and Ute Gfrerer in lead roles. Baron Zeta is desperate that the fabulously wealthy widow Hanna Glavari marry a Pontevedrian man so that her fortune remains in the country. He attempts to match her and his handsome attaché, Danilo. It turns out that Danilo and Hanna had had a love affair in years past. Nevertheless, Danilo now refuses to love her because he doesn't want to appear like he is only interested in her money...

How long is The Merry Widow?

The Merry Widow has a runtime of 125 minutes.