The Merry Widow
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The Merry Widow
BALLET IN THREE ACTS (1975)
LIBRETTO BY SIR ROBERT HELPMANN AND RONALD HYND
ORIGINAL LIBRETTO BY LEO STEIN AND VÍCTOR LEÓN
MUSICAL ADAPTATION BY JOHN LANCHBERRY AND ALAN ABBOTT JOBURG BALLET PRODUCTION (JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA)
CHOREOGRAPHY PRODUCED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET
All the glamour of Lèhar’s famous operetta is revived in this ballet version which is an absolute novelty for the Teatro Colón Permanent Ballet. The story of an elegant diplomat who arranges a marriage between a decadent Baron and a rich widow to save a duchy from bankruptcy has been amusing audiences since its premiere at the beginning of the 20th century. The work recreates the Paris of the belle époque, can-can, Maxim's and bubbling champagne.
HAND PROGRAM
ROLES
HANNA GLAWARI
Macarena Giménez (2, 7)
Ayelén Sánchez (3)
Karina Olmedo (4)
Marianela Núñez (5, 8)
COUNT DANILO
Juan Pablo Ledo (2, 4)
Federico Fernández (3)
Alejandro Parente (5, 8)
Maximiliano Iglesias (7)
VALENCIENNE
Camila Bocca (2, 5, 8)
Natalia Pelayo (3, 7)
Carla Vincelli (4)
COUNT CAMILLE DE ROSILLION
Maximiliano Iglesias (2, 5, 8)
Facundo Luqui (3, 7)
Edgardo Trabalón (4)
BARON ZETA
Igor Gopkalo (2, 3, 4, 7)
Néstor Asaff (5, 8)
ARTISTS
DIRECTOR OF THE PERMANENT BALLET
Paloma Herrera
GUEST CONDUCTOR
Manuel Coves
CHOREOGRAPHER
Ronald Hynd
REVIVAL CHOREOGRAPHER
Steven John Woodgate
SET AND COSTUMES
Desmond Heeley
LIGHTING
Rubén Conde
GUEST PRIMA BALLERINA LONDON ROYAL BALLET
Marianela Núñez*