![]() ![]() In 1934, Ernst Lubitsch directed a version starring Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier with English translations of the song lyrics by no less than Lorenz Hart of Rodgers and Hart. LLOYD SCHWARTZ, BYLINE: Viennese operetta was originally intended for the intimacy of live theater, but the greatest incarnations of Franz Lehar's beloved "The Merry Widow" which premiered in 1905, have been on film. UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: (As character, singing in foreign language). Did you ever have diplomatic relations with a woman? Each kiss go on the wine list and mine is quite a fine list.ĮVERETT HORTON: (As Ambassador Popoff) She owns 52 percent of Marshovia so she is beautiful. ![]() MAURICE CHEVALIER: (As Danilo, singing) I'm going to Maxim's where all the girls are dreams. Later, it will be telecast in theaters worldwide.īut classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz wonders whether any stage production could ever surpass the first two movie versions. The Metropolitan Opera will be celebrating New Year's Eve with Franz Lehar's "The Merry Widow," one of the most beloved operettas ever written, in a new production staring soprano Renee Fleming. ![]()
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