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F. Lehar
Die Lustige Witwe
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Nr. 1 Introduktion - Verehrteste Damen und Herren
2. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Szene: Danke, danke meine Herrschaften
3. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Nr. 2 Duett - So kommen Sie! s'ist niemand hier!
4. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Szene: Nun, Njegus, waren sie bei dem Grafen?
5. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Nr. 3 Entr?e-Lied und Ensemble - Was hat das zu bedeuten, Bitte meine Herre'n
6. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Szene: Gn?dige Frau ich bin gl?cklich sie in unserem Hause begr??en zu k?nnen
7. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Nr. 4 Auftrittslied: O Vaterland du machst bei Tag
8. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Szene: Njegus, Geliebter, ich bin hier
9. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Nr. 5 Duett: Ja was? - Ein trautes Zimmerlein
10. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Szene: Graf Danilo - Exzellenz
11. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1., Nr. 6 Finale I: es ist Damenwahl - Damenwhal
12. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2., Nr. 7 Introduktion, Tanz und Vilja-Lied: Ich bitte, hier jetzt zu verweilen -
13. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2., Szene: Ein herrliches Fest. Aber wo bleibt Graf Danilo
14. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2., Nr. 8 Duett - Heia, M?del, aufgeschaut
15. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2., Szene: O, wenn sie w??te wie gescheit ich bin
16. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2., Marsch-Septett - Wie de Weiber man behandelt
Track Listings (16) - Disc #2
1. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2., Szene: Und wenn Sie mich auch nicht lieben, Nr. 10 Spielszene und Tanzduett: E
2. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2., Szene: Nein, nein Camille
3. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2., Nr. 11 Duett und Romanze, Mein Freund! Vernunft! - Wie eine Rosenknospe
4. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2., Szene: O, die Baronin und der Herr Rossilon zusammen imPavillon
5. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2., Nr. 12 Finale II: Ha! Ha! - Wir fragen, was man von uns will
6. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3., Nr. 12a Zwischenspiel
7. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3., Szene: Also, also, Also! Wo sind die versprochenen Grisetten
8. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3., Nr. 13 Tanz-Szene
9. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3.,Szene: Ja was seh' ich, wo bin ich?
10. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3., Nr. 14 Chanson
11. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3., Szene: Njegus, Geliebter, ich bin baff
12. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3., Nr. 14a Reminiszenz
13. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3., Nr. 15 Duett: Lippen schweigen
14. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3., Szene: Also, Valencienne
15. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3., Nr. 16 Schlu?gesang: Ja das Studium der Weiber ist schwer
16. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 3., Ouvert?re

CD Details

All Artists: F. Lehar
Title: Die Lustige Witwe
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Capriccio
Release Date: 1/25/2000
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2

CD Reviews

Not quite Fledermaus, but oh that Waltz!

F. Behrens | Keene, NH USA | 02/14/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"By sheer coincidence, I received for review at the same time a copy of "Die Fledermaus" and one of "The Merry Widow." Talk about happiness being a song in 3/4 time! as it is called on Capriccio 60 077-2 claims to be the "Original Version" based on manuscripts found in 1997...and who cares? The infectious joyfulness of this opera has been captured nearly to perfection on these two short CDs (just under 97 minutes in all). There is no libretto provided, making it hard going for one who cannot understand German; but that is a problem only during the dialogue. The wonderful music speaks for itself. The comparison with the Strauss operetta cannot be avoided. "Fledermaus" is a tongue in cheek sex-farce with a great score and the most joyous of all waltzes. "Widow" is about money (thereby placing it accurately a few decades later) and has the loveliest of waltzes. While the Capriccio cast does not quite come up to the classical recording on the old Angel LPs, Helmuth Froschauer and Kolner Rundfunkorchester do full justice to the music while the cast is solid enough: Pamela Coburn (Hanna), Michael Heltau (Danilo), and others who sound right at home in this darling war-horse. It stands up very well against the competition and there is a single CD version with Cheryl Studer in the title role that is a bit more economical and uses the traditional orchestration. But I lean towards this new one, even without the libretto."

SPRECHSTIMME

L. Hogg | 08/09/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Everything about this recording is fine except Michael Heltau as Danilo. While everyone is singing in full operatic voice, he is singing in sprechstimme, which is basically more pitched talking than singing. It is incredibly annoying to listen to and does not fit in with the rest of the music, especially when all of the other singers are singing normally.

I would recommend any other recording over this one, particularly the Deutsche Grammophon with John Eliot Gardiner conducting and Cheryl Studer, Boje Skovhus, Barbara Bonney, and Rainer Trost singing."

Ruined!

Carl H. Poedtke Jr. | Henderson NV United States | 07/26/2000

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Michael Heltau's lack of voice in the role of Danilo virtually ruins an otherwise satisfactory recording."