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The Merry Widow

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Opera in three acts
Music by Lehar. Libretto by VIKTOR LEON and LEO STEIN
(sung in German: records)
Baron Zeta, to save his country from an economic crisis, arranges a marriage between ' The Merry Widow,' Hanna Glawari , and Prince Danilo.
CHORUS OF THE DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN, BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Viktor Leon
Unknown:
Leo Stein
Unknown:
Hanna Glawari
Conducted By:
Herbert von Karajan
Viscount Cascada:
Donald Grobe (tenor)
Baron Mirko Zeta, Ambassador or France:
Zoltan Kelemen (bar)
Valencienne, his wife:
Teresa Stratas (soprano)
Camille de Rosillon:
Werner Hollweg (tenor)
Njegus, assistant to the Ambassador:
Karl Renar (speaking Role)
Hanna Glawari:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
Raoul de St Brioche:
Werner Krenn (tenor)
Prince Danilo Danilowitsch:
René Kollo (tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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