Poster of The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

Plot: 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’
Release Date: Wednesday, April 11 2001
23 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Yvonne KennyYvonne Kenny
Yvonne Kenny was
50 in The Merry Widow
as 'Anna Glawari'.
Sat, Nov 25 1950
Portrait of Bo SkovhusBo Skovhus
Bo Skovhus was
38 in The Merry Widow
as 'Count Danilo'.
Tue, May 22 1962
Portrait of Angelika KirchschlagerAngelika Kirchschlager
Angelika Kirchschlager was
35 in The Merry Widow
as 'Valencienne'.
Wed, Nov 24 1965
Portrait of Gregory TurayGregory Turay
Gregory Turay was
>> in The Merry Widow
as 'Count de Rosillon'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Erich KunzelErich Kunzel
Erich Kunzel was
>> in The Merry Widow
as 'Conductor'.
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Crew

Portrait of Lotfi MansouriLotfi Mansouri
Lotfi Mansouri was
>> in The Merry Widow
as 'Director'
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Portrait of Gary HalvorsonGary Halvorson
Gary Halvorson was
>> in The Merry Widow
as 'Director'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Leo SteinLeo Stein
Leo Stein would have been no older than
60 in The Merry Widow
as 'Writer'
Mon, Mar 25 1861 –
Thu, Jul 28 1921
Portrait of Franz LehárFranz Lehár
Franz Lehár would have been no older than
78 in The Merry Widow
as 'Compositor'
Sat, Apr 30 1870 –
Sun, Oct 24 1948