The Merry Widow

Plot Summary

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’.

Top Cast

Yvonne Kenny Anna Glawari

Bo Skovhus Count Danilo

Angelika Kirchschlager Valencienne

Gregory Turay Count de Rosillon

Erich Kunzel Conductor