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Concert – The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár
Music · Thursday, November 5 · 16:00 · Metz
Maison Régionale de la Mémoire du Grand Est - Souvenir Français, 6 Place de France
The Merry Widow is a three-act operetta composed by Franz Lehár and premiered in Vienna in 1905. The story takes place in Paris, at the Pontevedro embassy (or Marsovia depending on the version). The small state risks total bankruptcy if Hanna Glawari, a wealthy compatriot who has become a widow, marries a foreigner: her fortune would then leave the coffers of the national bank, ruining the country. Baron Mirko Zeta, the ambassador, tasks Count Danilo Danilowitsch with wooing the wealthy heiress to save the homeland. Musical excerpts and video will be offered by the conferen…
