The Merry Widow 2001 Directed by Lotfi Mansouri , Gary Halvorson
Lotfi Mansouri's spectacular last production as General Director of The San Francisco Opera with Yvonne Kenny making her debut in the title role, new dialogue specially commissioned from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Wendy Wasserstein and an original ballet to set the scene ‘Chez Maxime’ bringing fresh insight into Lehár's classic operetta. This production also features another world premiere, Njegus's song, ‘Quite Parisian’.
Cast
Yvonne Kenny
Anna Glawari
Bo Skovhus
Count Danilo
Angelika Kirchschlager
Valencienne
Gregory Turay
Count de Rosillon
Erich Kunzel
Conductor
