Synopsis

The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár is a sparkling Parisian operetta set in the glamour and bustle of the 1920s. The tiny Balkan state of Pontevedro is on the brink of financial ruin, and its embassy in Paris pins its hopes on the fabulously wealthy widow Hanna Glawari. If Hanna marries a foreigner, her fortune will leave Pontevedro .

Baron Zeta, the Ambassador schemes to pair her with Count Danilo Danilowitsch, a charming Pontevedrian diplomat and Hanna’s former sweetheart. But Danilo refuses to look like a fortune-hunter, and Hanna is determined not to be loved only for her money.

Around them, a second romantic complication threatens to cause embarrassment at the embassy: Zeta’s young wife Valencienne is tempted by the ardent Frenchman Camille de Rosillon, and a few careless moments could be misread by all the wrong people. Through parties, misunderstandings, and a riotous finale in Hanna’s garden— where she playfully recreates the atmosphere of Maxim’s - Hanna and Danilo are forced to confront what they truly feel. In the end, wit and courage untangle the romantic knots, reputations are saved, and love—rather than greed—wins the day.

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