The Merry Widow

Also known as Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Veuve joyeuse, Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Glada änkan, Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Vedova allegra, Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Viuda alegre, Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Merry widow, Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Dora, la viuda alegre, Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Glade enke

operetta composed by Franz Lehár, libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein

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Composer: Franz Lehár
Librettist: Leo Stein
Image: Signe-Harald-HeideSteen-TM.T02984a.jpg

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Commons category: Die lustige Witwe
date of first performance: 1905-12-30
inception: 1904-00-00
number of parts of this work: 3
production date: 1905-00-00
language of work or name: German
title: La vedova allegra
copyright status: public domain
form of creative work: opera
native label: Die lustige Witwe
different from: The Merry Widow
location of first performance: Theater an der Wien

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Franz Lehár

The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe [diː ˈlʊstɪɡə ˈvɪtvə]) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to keep her money in the principality by finding her the right husband – on an 1861 comedy play, L'attaché d'ambassade (The Embassy Attaché) by Henri Meilhac.

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