Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)

Composer : Franz Lehár
Librettist : Viktor Léon and Leo Stein after Meilhac’s comedy
Venue and Dates : Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel
25, 27. 28, 29, 30 July and 1 August 1996  Concert performance
Conductor :
Director :
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Performers :
Hanna Glawari: Silvana Dussmann
Count Danilo Danilovitsch: Simon Keenlyside
Israel Philharmonic

Opera Archive announced in December 95 another cast

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Soundbites

Ury Eppstein, Michael Ajzenstadt, Jerusalem Post, 30 July 1996

“…Danilo was incredibly portrayed by British baritone Simon Keenlyside who easily stole the show. He is a great singing actor … a very clear sense of stage presence.”