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| − | '''''The Merry Widow''''' (German: ''Die Lustige Witwe'') [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Widow] is a 1905 operetta by composer [[Franz Lehár]] (1870-1948) and librettists, Viktor Léon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_L%C3%A9on] and Leo Stein [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Stein_%28writer%29].
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | The story is based on an 1861 French comedy play, ''L'attaché d'ambassade'' ("[[The Embassy Attaché]]") by Henri Meilhac [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Meilhac].
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1959: Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]]
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| − | 1973: Staged by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Opera House]].
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| − | 1978: Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]]
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| − | 1983: Produced by [[PACT]] directed by [[Neels Hansen]], and starring [[Roberta Palmer]] and [[Gé Korsten]] at the Pretoria [[State Theatre]].
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| − | 1990: Staged by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Opera House]], directed by [[Angelo Gobbato]], conducted by [[Leo Quayle]] and choreographed by [[Pamela Chrimes]]. The cast included: [[Andrea Catzel]] (Hanna Glawari, the widow), [[Gé Korsten]] (Count Danilo), [[John Eager]] (Baron Mirko Zeta), [[Aviva Pelham]] (his wife), [[Edmondo Rahme]] (Camille), [[De Wet van Rooyen]] (Vicomte Cascade) and others. Decor designed by [[Peter Cazalet]] and lighting by [[John T. Baker]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[CAPAB]] theatre programme, 1990.
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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