Published on Nov 22, 2017

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: January 18-21, 2018

Times: 7:30pm

Venue: Opera House of NCPA

Prices: 100, 280, 380, 550, 600, 680, 880

Features: Franz Lehar’s feast of entertainment and most successful operetta, the NCPA production operetta The Merry Widow will be stage at Opera House of NCPA in Beijing from January 18-21, 2018.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

The Merry Widow (Germen: Die lustige Witwe) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehar. The librettists, Viktor Leon and Leo Stein, based the story –L'attache d'ambassade (The Embassy Attache) by Henri Meilhac.The operetta has enjoyed extraordinary international success since its 1905 premiere in Vienna and continues to be frequently revived and recorded.

Composer: Franz Lehar
Librettist: Viktor Leon, Leo Stein
Premiere: December 30th 1905 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna

SYNOPSIS
In 1905, billionaire Glawari, a French banker, leaves his young wife Hanna (from Pontevedro) a legacy of 20 million francs after his death. To prevent it from flowing abroad, Count Danilo Danilovitch, the First Secretary of Pontevedro embassy in France, goes to court the dowager as ordered by his state, only to find she’s his old flame. Danilo refuses that out of his dignity, but Hanna still loves him. Then according to the banker’s will, Hanna voluntarily gives up her legacy, which makes Danilo respond to her love. During their wedding, as stipulated, the legacy is transferred to Danilo once more. In this way, the operetta has a happy ending.

Tickets for NCPA Operetta The Merry Widow are Available now!