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Lustige Witwe, Die (The Merry Widow), No.6, Act I, Finale: Ladies’ Choice! (Damenwahl)
Composers:- Lehar, Franz
Duration: 10
Description:
The operetta DIE LUSTIGE WITWE (THE MERRY WIDOW) was written in 1905 by Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár (1870-1948), with a libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein. The story tells of a rich widow for whom her countrymen attempt to find her a new husband that will keep her money in the principality. The operetta was successful when it premiered on December 30, 1905, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, with Lehár conducting, and it has remained a staple of the opera repertoire ever since. The Act I FINALE takes place at a “Ladies’ Choice” dance, where suitors swarm the wealthy widow Hanna for a spin around the ballroom. The only person she wants to dance with, Danilo, refuses, but he makes every effort to keep the other suitors away as he promised the Baron Zeta he would do. After all other suitors have given up and left, Danilo finally asks an annoyed Hanna to dance with him. She refuses, and Danilo dances by himself until she is finally worn down enough to fall into his arms. Instrumentation: 2(2nd dPicc).2.2.2: 4.2.3.0: Timp.Perc(3-4): Hp: Str (4.4.3.3.3 in set): Banda (2Vn, Va, Vc, CB): 6 Vocalists(SSTTTBar): Mixed Chor: Pno Cond. Score in set. Reprint edition.
