It was adapted to English by Basil Wood, becoming popular in London in June 1907, two years after it premiered in German.
It was adapted to English by Basil Wood, becoming popular in London in June 1907, two years after it premiered in German. The plot was later turned into a ballet by Robert Helpmann with John Lanchbery and Alan Abbot adapting the music. In the first act, Baron Zeta pressures the titular character into marrying another Pontevedrian; meanwhile his wife, Valencienne wants Hanna to be wed to Count Camille, the man she has been flirting with. In the second act, while Hanna entertains with the famous "Vilja Song", Camille and Valencienne get into a debacle with the fan and Hanna, to get them out of trouble, announces her plan to marry Camille. This infuriates Hanna's former lover, Danilo, and Hanna realizes he loves her, much to her joy. For ten points, name this operetta by Franz Lehar about a woman who loses the fortune of her late husband if she remarries and is most famous for a waltz of the same name.
It was adapted to English by Basil Wood, becoming popular in London in June 1907, two years after it premiered in German.
The Merry Widow