Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Olympia Theatre
Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
SEASON 2012/13 - Franz Lehár
May 2013
Δημιουργική Ομάδα

CONDUCTOR
Georgios Vranos (10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19/5)
Zoi Tsokanou (22, 24, 25, 26/5)

DIRECTOR
Dimitris Lignadis

LIBRETTO ADAPTATION AND EDITING
Dimitris Lignadis

SETS, COSTUMES
Eva Nathena

CHOREOGRAPHY REVIVAL
Fotis Diamantopoulos

LIGHTING
Nikos Ergazakis

CHORUS MASTER
Agathangelos Georgakatos

Πρωταγωνιστές Παράστασης

BARON MIRKO ZETA
Tassos Apostolou (10, 12, 17, 22, 25/5)
Vangelis Maniatis (11, 15, 19, 24, 26/5)

VALENCIENNE
Vassiliki Karayanni (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Georgia Eliopoulos (11, 19, 26/5)
Katia Paschou (12, 24/5)

COUNT DANILO DANILOVITSCH
Dionyssis Sourbis (10, 12, 17, 22, 25/5)
Dimitris Paksoglou (11, 15, 19, 24, 26/5)

HANNA GLAWARI
Elena Kelessidi (10, 12, 17, 22, 25/5)
Maria Mitsopoulou (11, 15, 19, 24, 26/5)

CAMILLE, COUNT DE ROSILLON
Yannis Christopoulos (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Antonis Koroneos (11, 19, 26/5)
Nikos Stefanou (12, 24/5)

VICOMTE CASCADA
Haris Andrianos (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Zafiris Koutelieris (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)

RAOUL DE ST BRIOCHE
Filippos Dellatolas (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Zacharias Tsoumos (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)

BOGDANOVITCH
Dimitris Kassioumis (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Kostas Dotsikas (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)

SYLVIANE
Georgia Argyropoulou (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Eva Michelidaki (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)

KROMOW
Costis Rasidakis (10, 11, 25, 26/5)
Petros Salatas (12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24/5)

OLGA
Victoria Dina-Maifatova (10, 15, 17, 19, 22/5)
Sophia Kapetanakou (11, 12, 24, 25, 26/5)

PRITSCHITSCH
Michalis Katsoulis (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Pavlos Samsakis (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)

PRASKOWIA
Eleni Davou (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Elena Marangou (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)

NJEGUS
Panagiotis Athanassopoulos

A GYPSY VIOLINIST
Jannis Georgiadis (10, 11, 25, 26/5)
Michalis Kolokotronis (12, 17, 22/5)
Fragiskos Margaritis (15, 19, 24/5)

With the Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the GNO

The work is presented in Greek language

Olympia Theatre
Operetta

Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)

Franz Lehár

10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26 May 2013
OLYMPIA THEATRE
Starts at 20.00 | clock

Lehár’s popular Viennese operetta will again be presented at the GNO in May 2013, following its phenomenal success last year. It is among the operettas which have been presented to great acclaim at the world’s leading opera houses. The Viennese waltzes, light prose, sweet, nostalgic melodies and frolicsome story of the beautiful, wealthy widow are the elements that have endeared this operetta to such a wide audience.

This production bears the signature of Dimitris Lignadis, a director who has presented some of the most interesting performances of recent years in Athens. Lignadis has illuminated the story of the young, beautiful and rich widow Hanna Glawari with a romantic yet buoyant spirit. In early 20th century Paris, in an atmosphere of vibrancy and optimism, the wealthy widow tries to find the right man.

As the director himself notes: “… So I left my Merry Widow to her own melody! And wherever I intervened, I did so in order for her to sing better and her melody to be heard by as many as possible! And all that remains is to thank her for taking me by the hand and walking me in forgotten lyrical gardens, filled with love-struck statues and delightful flowers”.

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