New York City Opera: The Merry Widow
- Episode aired Mar 27, 1996
- 2h 13m
A stage production of the classic musical videotaped in front of a live audience in the New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center, New York City.A stage production of the classic musical videotaped in front of a live audience in the New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center, New York City.A stage production of the classic musical videotaped in front of a live audience in the New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center, New York City.
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Hanna: Besides the engagement to Rossion is off.
Danilo: Off?
Hanna: Off.
Danilo: But that rendezvous in the summer house....
Hanna: That was no rendezvous, that was another women a married woman, I merely stepped in to save her honor that's all.
Danilo: That's all?! And I nearly went out of my mind with sheer RAGE and MISERY
Hanna: You did?
Danilo: Yes.
Hanna: Why?
- ConnectionsVersion of A Viúva Alegre (1909)
The staging was reasonably good, some of the comedy again with the Baron was overplayed but there was a good deal of warmth and charm- Vilja's just lovely- and the choreography had bags of energy, just loved the Act 3 can-can.The orchestral playing is lush and stylish, the chorus sound great in tone and balance and move easily and animatedly on stage. The conducting is rarely less than exuberant. The performances are fine on the whole with two exceptions. George S. Irving is very stereotypically oafish as the Baron with his comic timing verging on cartoon-ish, his voice is decent but character comes at the expense of tonal beauty. Carlo Scibelli has a very pretty tenor voice and is handsome, but is a very stiff actor and his diction is not always clear. Jane Thorngren is a sheer delight as Hanna though, her rich, clear-as-a-bell voice is particularly good in the Vilja and she is a touching actress too. Michael Hayes is dashing, headstrong and arrogant but there is a sense that Danillo is conflicted in being worried about commitment and his cockiness is masking it, he possesses a warm voice too. Patricia Johnson is immensely charming and sings and phrases her music very nicely if occasionally stridently. All in all, entertaining production but lacking in some areas. 6/10 Bethany Cox
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- Nov 19, 2014
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- Franz Lehar, THE MERRY WIDOW
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