Franz Lehár: Die lustige Witwe

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Although devoid of international stars, the cast is certainly bigger than the sum of its parts and delivers a lively, well-sung and -acted performance which brings the characters to life. The... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Release Date: 14th Jun 2019
Catalogue No: OC983
Label: Oehms
Length: 96 minutes

Opera

September 2019

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Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe

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Barnaby Rea, Elizabeth Reiter, Theo Lebow, Maria Pantiukhova, Gordon Bintner, Franz Mayer, Dietrich Volle, Michael Porter, Margit Neubauer, Kateryna Kasper, Martin Mitterrutzner, Klaus Haderer, Marlis Petersen, Iurii Samoilov
Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Oper Frankfurt
Joana Mallwitz

Act I: Verehrteste Damen und Herren (Live)

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Act I: Valencienne... Ich muss mit Ihnen sprechen (Live)

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Act I: So kommen Sie! (Live)

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Act I: Bitte, meine Herr’n! (Live)

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Act I: Ja was? Ein trautes Zimmerlein (Live)

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Act I: O Vaterland (Live)

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Act I: Damenwahl! (Live)

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Act I: Kommet doch, ihr Ballsirenen (Live)

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Act II: Ich bitte hier jetzt zu verweilen (Live)

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Act II: Nun lasst uns aber wie daheim (Live)

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Act II: Graf Danilo! Ja? (Live)

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Act II: Heia, Mädel, aufgeschaut (Live)

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Act II: Wie die Weiber man behandelt (Live)

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Act II: Also, ich möchte Pariserin werden (Live)

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Act II: Mein Freund, Vernunft! (Live)

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Act II: Ha! Ha! Wir fragen, was man von uns will?! (Live)

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Act II: Es waren zwei Königskinder (Live)

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Act II: Vilja-Lied (Live)

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Act III: Also, also, also (Live)

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Act III: Also, los! Los! (Live)

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Act III: Ja, wir sind es, die Grisetten (Live)

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Act III: Tra la la la la la (Live)

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Act III: Lippen schweigen (Live)

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Act III: Ja, das Studium der Männer ist schwer (Live)

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In May 2018 the premier of Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow was a thundering success. It was not only Claus Guth’s sophisticated and insightful production that earned critical acclaim, the musical performance also received several accolades in its own right. The energetic conducting by Joana Mallwitz, Marlis Petersen in the title role, with Iurii Samoilov as Danilo by her side and Kateryna Kasper and Martin Mitterrutzner as Valencienne and Camille de Rosillon, the perfect couple, had audiences spellbound. The present release is a live recording of the phenomenal premier at Oper Frankfurt.

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January/February 2020

Although devoid of international stars, the cast is certainly bigger than the sum of its parts and delivers a lively, well-sung and -acted performance which brings the characters to life. The conductor, Joana Mallwitz, moves things along smartly but seldom sounds like she’s rushing things. Contrary to my expectations, the orchestra’s contribution is clearly recorded—in fact, I think the balance us nearly ideal … even superior to many studio recordings.

September 2019

This is a perfectly enjoyable account, possibly closer in spirit to the piece’s light-footed, popular theatre roots than the more sumptuous classic recordings…While it’s not fair to the rest of the cast to say that [Petersen] carries the show, her soft-centred tone and graceful, light-touch phrasing certainly give this performance its heart.

August 2019

A lot to admire here, in particular the singing of the leads.

September 2019

There's no feeling of operetta on auto-pilot. Marlis Petersen's Hanna Glawari brings tongue-in-cheek poise to the party….[Danilo] is a notoriously awkward sing, but the young Ukrainian [Iurii Samoilov] clears the vocal hurdles easily…Kateryna Kasper's Valencienne, glinting with colour, is as alluring as any I've heard on disc…But the music's the thing: it has been 12 years since we had a brand-new Lustige Witwe on CD, and this beguiling ball deserves the warmest welcome.

Opera Now December 2019

The cast sings with delicious smoothness. Marlis Petersen is an elegant Hanna, the titular widow; Iurii Samoilov a pleasant Danilo; and Martin Mitterrutzner a polished Camille. But none of them sounds very sexy – strange considering how good-looking they all are. I’m guessing that the production brought a lot more to their performances. Only Kateryna Kasper’s Valencienne projects personality from the speakers.

Opera Now April 2020

Iurii Samoilov and Martin Mitterrutzner make an elegantly-sung Danilo and Camille … Kateryna Kaspar’s Vaencienne takes the honours.

Franz Lehár: Die lustige Witwe

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