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Lehar - The Merry Widow | Opus Arte OABD7055D

Lehar - The Merry Widow

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Label: Opus Arte

Cat No: OABD7055D

Barcode: 0809478070559

Format: Blu-ray

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 1st February 2010

Contents

Artists

Yvonne Kenny
Bo Skovhus
Angelika Kirchschlager
Gregory Turay
Carlo Hartmann
Curtis Sullivan
Jonathan Boyd
Bob Amaral
Marnie Breckenridge
William Saetre
Jayne Taini
Peter Strummer
Colleen McGrath
Elijah Chester
Janice Lynde
Matt Logan
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
San Francisco Opera Chorus and Ballet

Conductor

Erich Kunzel

Works

Lehar, Franz

Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)

Artists

Yvonne Kenny
Bo Skovhus
Angelika Kirchschlager
Gregory Turay
Carlo Hartmann
Curtis Sullivan
Jonathan Boyd
Bob Amaral
Marnie Breckenridge
William Saetre
Jayne Taini
Peter Strummer
Colleen McGrath
Elijah Chester
Janice Lynde
Matt Logan
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
San Francisco Opera Chorus and Ballet

Conductor

Erich Kunzel

About

Lotfi Mansouri’s spectacular last production as General Director of 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 Maxim’s’, bringing fresh insight into Lehár’s classic operetta.

Cast:
- Anna Glawari: Yvonne Kenny
- Count Danilo Danilovitch: Bo Skovhus
- Valencienne: Angelika Kirchschlager
- Camille de Rosillon: Gregory Turay
- Baron Mirko Zeta: Carlo Hartmann
- Vicomte Cascada: Curtis Sullivan
- Raoul de St. Brioche: Jonathan Boyd
- Kromow: Bob Amaral
- Olga: Marnie Breckenridge
- Pritschitch: William Saetre
- Praskowia: Jayne Taini
- Bogdanovitch: Peter Strummer
- Sylviane: Colleen McGrath
- Njegus: Elijah Chester
- Zozo: Janice Lynde
- Maître d’hôtel: Matt Logan

Stage Director: Lotfi Mansouri

Recorded live at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 8 December 2001.

Extra features:
- Illustrated synopsis & cast gallery
- Impressions: Lotfi Mansouri, Yvonne Kenny, Bo Skovhus, Angelika Kirchschlager and Gregory Turay discuss The Merry Widow

It’s a wonderfully rich piece of musical theatre, of course gorgeous melodies but also the story touches on some real basic truths about human relationships” - Director, Lofti Mansouri

…this is about as lavish a production of Franz Lehár’s adorable operetta as you are ever likely to see…soprano Yvonne Kenny is perfectly cast in the title role.’ - Classic FM Magazine

Running time: 189 mins
Region code: All regions
Video codec: AVC/MPEG-4
Disc size: BD50
Picture format: 1080i High Definition / 16:9
Sound format: 2.0 & 4.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
Menu language: EN
Subtitles: FR/DE/ES

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