Franz Lehár's early 20th-century comedic operetta, The Merry Widow, will air this weekend.
Listen Saturday at 1 p.m. on Classical IPR.
Composer: Franz Léhar
Libretto: Viktor Léon and Leo Stein
Venue: China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts
Presenting Company: National Centre for the Performing Arts
CAST:
Hanna Glawari: Song Yuanming
Count Danilo Danilovitsch: Thomas Laske
Valencienne: Sarah Zhai Strauss
Camille de Rosillon: Shi Yijie
Baron Mirko Zeta: Liu Songhu
Raoul de St. Brioche: Liang Yufeng
Vicomte Cascada: Wang Jing
Praskovia: Shi Lin
Kromov: Cao Ruidong
Njegus: Eldos Faruk
Ensemble: NCPA Orchestra
Chorus: NCPA Chorus
Conductor: Thomas Rösner