FRANZ LEHÁR (1870–1948)
THE MERRY WIDOW
Count Danilo Danilowitsch – Iurii Samoilov
Hanna Glawari – Marlis Petersen
Baron Mirko Zeta – Barnaby Rea
Valencienne – Kateryna Kasper
Camille de Rosillon – Martin Mitterrutzner
Vicomte de Cascada – Theo Lebow
Raoul de St. Brioche – Michael Porter
Bogdanowitsch – Gordon Bintner
Sylviane – Elizabeth Reiter
Kromow – Dietrich Volle
Olga – Maria Pantiukhova
Pritschitsch – Franz Mayer
Praskowia – Margit Neubauer
Njegus/Director – Klaus Haderer
Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra
Choir and Children’s Choir of Frankfurt Opera
Joana Mallwitz, conductor
In May 2018 the premier of Franz Lehár’s The
Merry Widow was a thundering success. It was
not only Claus Guth’s sophisticated and insightful
production that earned critical acclaim, the
musical performance also received several accolades
in its own right. The energetic conducting
by Joana Mallwitz, Marlis Petersen in the title
role, with Iurii Samoilov as Danilo by her side
and Kateryna Kasper and Martin Mitterrutzner as
Valencienne
and Camille de Rosillon, the perfect
couple, had audiences spellbound.