La Veuve joyeuse

Presentation Synopsis With The Merry Widow, Franz Lehár created one of the most emblematic operettas in the repertoire, irresistibly blending elegance, wit and sensuality. Intrigues of love and power intertwine around a coveted rich widow. About the show Beneath its light airs, Franz Lehár's work reveals a subtle audacity, carried by music as intoxicating as it is melancholy. Already staged at the Opéra de Nice in 2021, this production directed by Benoît Bénichou returns today in a completely revisited version. The chic Parisian embassy becomes a half-collapsed place, where the pomp of celebration rubs shoulders with the traces of a world in ruins. The entire Opera House becomes the stage for the action: from the forecourt to the auditorium, from the corridors to the staircases, the audience is invited to cross the boundaries of the stage. Red-carpet arrivals, musical interventions in the lobby, unexpected appearances... all combine to make this Merry Widow a lively, festive and resolutely contemporary experience, where the show goes beyond the stage to better celebrate the art of entertainment. Cast Production Opéra Nice Côte d'Azur Operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár, to a libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein after L'Attaché d'ambassade by Henri Meilhac First performed in Vienna on December 30, 1905 Musical direction Nicolas André Stage & video direction Benoît Benichou Sets Christophe Ouvrard Costumes Bruno Fatalot Lighting Mathieu Cabanes Movement Florence Scherb-Blanco Hanna Glawari Perrine Madoeuf Count Danilo in progress Valencienne Faustine de Monès Camille de Rosillon Paul Germanaz Baron Mirko Zeta Philippe Ermellier Viscount Cascada Gilles San Juan Raoul de St-Brioche Richard Rittelmann Nice Philharmonic Orchestra Nice Opera Chorus --- EN RÉSONANCE --- Encounter with Nicolas André and Benoît Benichou. Foyer Monsterrat Caballé de l'Opéra - Tuesday November 10 - 6pm