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1983: Produced by [[PACT]] directed by [[Neels Hansen]], and starring [[Roberta Palmer]] and [[Gé Korsten]] at the Pretoria [[State Theatre]]. | 1983: Produced by [[PACT]] directed by [[Neels Hansen]], and starring [[Roberta Palmer]] and [[Gé Korsten]] at the Pretoria [[State Theatre]]. | ||
| − | 1990: Staged by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Opera House]], directed by [[Angelo Gobbato]], conducted by [[Leo Quayle]] and choreographed by [[Pamela Chrimes]]. | + | 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), |
Decor designed by [[Peter Cazalet]] and lighting by [[John T. Baker]]. | Decor designed by [[Peter Cazalet]] and lighting by [[John T. Baker]]. | ||
Revision as of 05:42, 24 June 2015
The Merry Widow (German: Die Lustige Witwe) [1] is a 1905 operetta by composer Franz Lehár (1870-1948) and librettists, Viktor Léon [2] and Leo Stein [3].
Contents
The original text
The story is based on an 1861 French comedy play, L'attaché d'ambassade ("The Embassy Attaché") by Henri Meilhac [4].
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1959: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society
1973: Staged by CAPAB in the Nico Malan Opera House.
1978: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society
1983: Produced by PACT directed by Neels Hansen, and starring Roberta Palmer and Gé Korsten at the Pretoria State Theatre.
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),
Decor designed by Peter Cazalet and lighting by John T. Baker.
Sources
CAPAB theatre programme, 1990.
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