The Merry Widow

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Poster for The Met Opera HD Live show. Featuring Renée Fleming and Nathan Gunn.

Poster art for The Met Opera's HD live show.

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Paul Kolnik

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Valencienne (Kelli O'Hara) performing "We're the Ladies of the Chorus". She is in a Magenta Can Can dress singing with a bottle of wine.

Valencienne (Kelli O'Hara) performing "We're the Ladies of the Chorus".

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Paul Kolnik

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The Merry Widow cast pose for the grand finale. They are dressed in gorgeous gowns and Parisian suits.

The Merry Widow cast pose for the grand finale.

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Paul Kolnik

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Erin Monteleone, Emery LeCrone and Kristen Schoen-Rene doing a jete in the air wearing their Red and Black Can Can dresses. There is a view of Paris at night behind them.

Erin Monteleone, Emery LeCrone and Kristen Schoen-Rene.

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Paul Kolnik

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Valencienne (Kelli O'Hara) dances with the Grisettes at Chez Maxime. Kelli is dressed in a Magenta Can Can dress and the Grisettes are dressed in Red Can Can dresses.

Valencienne (Kelli O'Hara) dances with the Grisettes at Chez Maxime.

Photo Credit: 
Paul Kolnik

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Susan Stroman with the Female dancers rehearsing the "Can Can". The ladies stand in a line kicking with one leg high in the air.

Susan Stroman with the female dancers of The Merry Widow rehearsing the "Can Can".

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Jonathan Tichler

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Ladies and gentlemen dancing in beautiful gold-themed dresses and black tux attire at the embassy ball in The Merry Widow.

The cast performs a waltz as the curtain rises on the embassy.

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Paul Kolnik

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The cast performs a Pontevedrian Folk Dance in Hanna's Garden. There are in traditional kolo dance costumes. There is a view of Paris in the background. There is a full moon.

The cast performs a Pontevedrian folk dance in Hanna's Garden.

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Paul Kolnik

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"Hanna's Entrance", with Renee Fleming and her gallant suitors in the Embassy Ball. She is wearing a black gown. Two gentlemen escort her down the stairs, surrounded by other suitors.

"Hanna's Entrance", with Renee Fleming and her gallant suitors in the Embassy Ball.

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Paul Kolnik

Full Credits: IMDb

Black and white photo of Renée Fleming and Susan Stroman at the opening night of The Merry Widow.

Renée Fleming and Susan Stroman at the Opening Night of The Merry Widow.

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Paul Kolnik

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Leah Hofmann, Lauren Kadel, Josh Buscher, and Susan Stroman dressed up on Opening Night. The photo is in black and white.

Leah Hofmann, Lauren Kadel, Josh Buscher, and Susan Stroman on Opening Night.

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The Merry Widow - The Met Opera

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The Merry Widow opened at The Metropolitan Opera on December 31, 2014.

The Merry Widow - Lyric Opera

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The Merry Widow opened at the Lyric Opera of Chicago on November 14, 2015.

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Music by Franz Lehár
Lyrics by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein
Based on the play, L'attaché d'ambassade by Henri Meilhac
Direction and Choreography by Susan Stroman
‍Set Design by Julian Crouch
Costume Design by William Ivey Long
Lighting Design by Paule Constable
Musical Direction by Sir Andrew Davis and Fabio Luisi

The Metropolitan Opera
Premiere: December 31, 2014
Photo Credits: Ken Howard, Todd Rosenberg, and Sarah Krulwich
Full Credits: IMDb

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