Premiere of the funny widow: a firework of feelings in Schwerin!

Premiere of the funny widow: a firework of feelings in Schwerin!

Schwerin, Deutschland - On June 27, 2025, the operetta "The Funny Widow" by Franz Lehár celebrates its premiere at the castle festival in Schwerin. This popular performance, which revolves around topics such as true love, self -determination of women and hunting for money, is staged by the experienced director Andrea Schwalbach. Visitors will experience the high art in the theater tent on Lake Schwerin, where ballet, choir and soloists enliven the stage. The fact that this operetta still shines even after almost 120 years is shown in the topicality of the topics treated, which are still very popular.

"The funny widow" is based on a libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein and is an adaptation of a comedy from Henri Meilhac. The focus of history is the rich widow Hanna Glawari, which is swarmed by numerous men at the ball of the Pontevedrinian embassy, ​​not least because of her wealth. In a turn, her former beloved, Count Danilo, is commissioned to marry her in order to save the crisis -beamed Land Pontevedro. But Danilo does not want to be satisfied with the money - the lively intrigue unfolds when Hanna only wants to marry him when he confesses to her "I love you" what he has sworn himself.

modern staging with fresh wind

With a lot of energy and a dynamic approach, director Andrea Schwalbach designs the performance. The main roles include Cornelia Zink as Hanna Glawari and Martin Gerke as Count Danilo. Gerke brings a breath of fresh wind, since he has so far had no experience with the operetta, but expressed the desire to modernize some terms and tempos. This turned out to be challenging, but the living staging promises to captivate the audience.

The attraction of the operetta lies, among other things, in their unforgettable melodies, such as the famous Vilja song, "lips silence" and "I go to Maxim". These songs, which now have cult status, underline the importance of the main character that embodies a self -confident woman - a characteristic that raises "the funny widow" to a climax of the dance operetta.

a masterpiece by Franz Lehár

Franz Lehár, born on April 30, 1870 in Komaron, Hungary, is one of the founders of the silver Operetten era with “The Funny Widow” from 1905. His work is not only in demand in Austria, but also internationally. In addition to his classic operettas, which are valued due to their melodic beauties, Lehár also created other important works, such as "The Count of Luxembourg" and "Gypsy Love". A monument in Bad Ischl is reminiscent of his meritorious years for music and theater.

The performances of "Die Funstige Witwe" at the Schloss Festival in Schwerin run until August 3, 2025 and promise a nostalgic but also future -oriented experience for the connoisseurs of music.

For more information about the performance and the program, interested parties can be interested in the official pages [NDR] (https://www.ndr.de/kultur/buehne/theaterberichte/mecklenburg_vorpommern/feuerwerk-die-lustigen-witwein-schwerin, lensigewitwe-100.html), Schwerin and Operetten-lexikon.