Great Performances

Season 42 Episode 17: Great Performances at the Met: The Merry Widow

The lavish new staging of Lehár’s effervescent operetta The Merry Widow is the Met debut of Broadway director and choreographer Susan Stroman. Soprano Renée Fleming adds a new character to her Met repertory as Hanna, the rich widow. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the cast that also includes baritone Nathan Gunn as Danilo; tenor Alek Shrader; baritone Sir Thomas Allen; and Broadway star Kelli O’Hara.

Genre:

Comedy, Documentary, Drama

Seasons:

52

Episodes:

684

Actor:

Bray Poor

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1971

IMDb:

6.1