The Merry Widow
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].
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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
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.
Sources
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