The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow (2001) is a music film directed by Gary Halvorson, Lotfi Mansouri.

Lotfi Mansouri's spectacular last production as General Director of The San Francisco Opera with Yvonne Kenny making her debut in the title role, new dialogue specially commissioned from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Wendy Wasserstein and an original ballet to set the scene ‘Chez Maxime’ bringing fresh insight into Lehár's classic operetta. This production also features another world premiere, Njegus's song, ‘Quite Parisian’.

Cast

Yvonne Kenny

Anna Glawari

Bo Skovhus

Count Danilo

Angelika Kirchschlager

Valencienne

Gregory Turay

Count de Rosillon

Erich Kunzel

Conductor