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The Merry Widow Fun Facts
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Recommended Listening
THE MERRY WIDOW - EMI 67367 (Schwartzkopf, Gedda)
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Opera Is Not "Musical Spinach"
We’ve said it, time and again: opera is not “musical spinach.” Yes, it’s nutritious, substantial even, but you don’t have to hold your nose and swallow. Opera is consistently entertaining, both onstage and off, and occasionally, it’s downright outrageous. Need proof? Check out these Fun Facts.

Where have I heard THAT before?
Music from The Merry Widow has been used in the films “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943), “Waltz Time” (1945), “Torture Me, Kiss Me” (1970), and “Man of the Century” (1999). In television, it was used on an episode of “Happy Days” (1980), and selections from it were heard during “The Three Tenors in Concert” (1994).

Conversation Starters:
The structure of an operetta like The Merry Widow is episodic and each musical number stands apart. As in certain operatic eras, songs could be given several encores to satisfy the public and a musical number was rated by how well it could “walk out the door” and become a big hit in cafés, band concerts, dance halls or variety shows. Virtually every song in The Merry Widow had this ability to stand alone. Costumes were copied by the public. The manners were imitated. Even lines from the show were quoted to show sophistication. It was a veritable hit machine!

Did you know?
Within three and a half years of its premiere, The Merry Widow was performed more than 18,000 times in German, English and American theaters.
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TDO Encore Performance - CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI on WRR 101.1 FM
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TDO Encore Performance - COSI FAN TUTTE on WRR 101.1 FM
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TDO Encore Performance - DON PASQUALE on WRR 101.1 FM
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