[Met Performance] CID:350853
The Merry Widow {18} Metropolitan Opera House: 12/22/2003.

(Debuts: Kirill Petrenko, Daniel Mobbs, Robert Orth, Michele Tibbitts, Kathleen Shields, Allison Thomas Lee)


Metropolitan Opera House
December 22, 2003
In English


THE MERRY WIDOW [18]
Lehár-Léon/Stein

Hanna Glawari..............Susan Graham
Valencienne................Emily Pulley
Count Danilovitch..........Bo Skovhus
Camille de Rosillon........Paul Groves
Baron Zeta.................James Courtney
Vicomte Cascada............Daniel Mobbs [Debut]
Raoul de St. Brioche.......Eduardo Valdes
Njegus.....................Anthony Laciura
Sylviane...................Yvonne Gonzales Redman
Olga.......................Sandra Piques Eddy
Praskowia..................Jane Shaulis
Kromow.....................Robert Orth [Debut]
Bogdanovitch...............Roy Cornelius Smith
Pritschitsch...............Thomas Hammons
Woman......................Jean Braham
Lolo.......................Lori Alexander
Dodo.......................Stephanie Ann Sheppard
Jou-Jou....................Stephanie Fittro
Frou-Frou..................Michele Tibbitts [Debut]
Clo-Clo....................Kathleen Shields [Debut]
Margot.....................Allison Thomas Lee [Debut]

Conductor..................Kirill Petrenko [Debut]

Production.................Tim Albery
Designer...................Antony McDonald
Lighting designer..........Wolfgang Göbbel
Choreographer..............Philippe Giraudeau
Stage Director.............Gina Lapinski
English Translation.....Martin Crimp

For this revival, after the "Can Can" in Act III, Skovhus interpolated "Why should any man have qualms", ("Gern habich die frau'n geküsst") from Lehar's "Paganini". Also, the Act III aria for Njegus was cut.

The Merry Widow received nine performances this season.

Production photos of The Merry Widow by Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera.


Added Index Entries for Subjects and Names

Subjects:
• 2003-04
• The Merry Widow: Conductor [Petrenko, Kirill]
• The Merry Widow: Hanna Glawari [Graham, Susan]
• The Merry Widow: Valencienne [Pulley, Emily]
• The Merry Widow: Count Danilovitch [Skovhus, Bo]
• The Merry Widow: Camille de Rosillon [Groves, Paul]
• The Merry Widow: Baron Zeta [Courtney, James]
• The Merry Widow: Vicomte Cascada [Mobbs, Daniel]
• The Merry Widow: Raoul de St. Brioche [Valdes, Eduardo]
• The Merry Widow: Njegus [Laciura, Anthony]
• The Merry Widow: Sylviane [Redman, Yvonne Gonzales]
• The Merry Widow: Olga [Eddy, Sandra Piques]
• The Merry Widow: Praskowia [Shaulis, Jane]
• The Merry Widow: Kromow [Orth, Robert]
• The Merry Widow: Bogdanovitch [Smith, Roy Cornelius]
• The Merry Widow: Pritschitsch [Hammons, Thomas]
• The Merry Widow: Woman [Braham, Jean]
• The Merry Widow: Lolo [Alexander, Lori]
• The Merry Widow: Dodo [Sheppard, Stephanie Ann]
• The Merry Widow: Jou-Jou [Fittro, Stephanie]
• The Merry Widow: Frou-Frou [Tibbitts, Michele]
• The Merry Widow: Clo-Clo [Shields, Kathleen]
• The Merry Widow: Margot [Lee, Allison Thomas]
• The Merry Widow: Production [Albery, Tim]
• The Merry Widow: Choreographer [Giraudeau, Philippe]
• The Merry Widow: Designer [McDonald, Antony]
• The Merry Widow: Lighting Designer [Göbbel, Wolfgang]
• The Merry Widow: Stage Director [Lapinski, Gina]
• Graham, Susan: Photograph: Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
• Skovhus, Bo: Photograph: Count Danilovitch in The Merry Widow (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
• Groves, Paul: Photograph: Camille de Rosillon in The Merry Widow (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
• Pulley, Emily: Photograph: Valencienne in The Merry Widow (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
• 2003-04: The Merry Widow: 9 performances (English): Statistics
• The Merry Widow: 2003-04: photos
Met Careers
• Alexander, Lori [Mezzo Soprano]
• Braham, Jean [Soprano]
• Courtney, James [Bass Baritone]
• Eddy, Sandra Piques [Mezzo Soprano]
• Fittro, Stephanie [Mezzo Soprano]
• Graham, Susan [Mezzo Soprano]
• Groves, Paul [Tenor]
• Hammons, Thomas [Bass Baritone]
• Laciura, Anthony [Tenor]
• Lapinski, Gina [Stage Director]
• Lee, Allison Thomas [Mezzo Soprano]
• Mobbs, Daniel [Bass Baritone]
• Orth, Robert [Baritone]
• Petrenko, Kirill [Conductor]
• Pulley, Emily [Soprano]
• Redman, Yvonne Gonzales [Soprano]
• Shaulis, Jane [Mezzo Soprano]
• Sheppard, Stephanie Ann [Mezzo Soprano]
• Shields, Kathleen [Mezzo Soprano]
• Skovhus, Bo [Baritone]
• Smith, Roy Cornelius [Tenor]
• Tibbitts, Michele [Mezzo Soprano]
• Valdes, Eduardo [Tenor]