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Concert - The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár
Music · Friday, November 6 · 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 by Franz Lehár, premiered in Vienna in 1905. The story is set in Paris, at the Pontevedro embassy (or Marsovia depending on the version). The small state is in real danger of bankruptcy if Hanna Glavari, a wealthy compatriot who has become a widow, were to remarry 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 videos will be offered by the conference…
