Merry Widow, The (Sams version)
Classification added April 14, 2016Premiered December 30, 1905
Vienna, Austria. Theater an der Wien
Composer:
Franz Lehár
Original Language:
German
Librettist:
Viktor Léon and Leo Stein
Description:
Opera in Three Acts
Notes:
English version by Jeremy Sams
created for the Metropolitan Opera, with a
first performance on December 31, 2014
Time Period:
early 20th Century
Place:
Paris
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna Glawari | Soprano | L |
| Valencienne | Soprano | L |
| Count Danilo Danilovitch | Tenor | L |
| Baron Mirko Zeta | Baritone | L |
| Camille de Rosillon | Tenor | F |
| Raoul de St. Brioche | Tenor | F |
| Vicomte Cascada | Baritone | F |
| Kromow | Baritone | F |
| Bogdanovitch | Baritone | F |
| Pritschitsch | Baritone | F |
| Sylviane | Soprano | S |
| Olga | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Praskowia | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Lolo | * | S |
| Dodo | * | S |
| Jou-Jou | * | S |
| Frou-Frou | * | S |
| Clo-Clo | * | S |
| Margot | * | S |
| Njegus | Spoken | S |
| Maître d’ | Spoken | B |
| A woman | Mezzo-Soprano | CB |
| linebreak | ||
| Four Gentlemen | Spoken (4) | CB |
| * The Grisettes at Maxim’s are singing dancers, each of whom speaks a few short lines of dialogue. Each could also be a soprano or a mezzo-soprano. |
Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB