Une Veuve joyeuse by Franz Lehàr
Paris, Embassy of Marsovie. To lift Pontevedro from its economic crisis, a reception is held to persuade the wealthy widow Missia Palmieri to remarry a fellow countryman. Count Danilo seems to be the ideal candidate, especially since they were once very much in love with each other. But after a misunderstanding leads to the end of their romance, how will Danilo and Missia manage to fight their pride and convince each other of their true passion? In a festive Europe where love always wins, enjoy one of the most popular operettas ever written and spend a delightful hour !
DISTRIBUTION
Mathilde Duval-Laplante (soprano) : Missia
Sébastien Comtois (tenor) : Comte Danilo
Klara Martel-Laroche (mezzo-soprano) : Nadia
Marc-Antoine Brûlé (tenor) : Camille
Martin Perreault (comédien) : Popoff
Jeffrey Bernier (comédien-chanteur) : D’Estillac
CREATIVE AND TOUR TEAM
Stage direction : Alain Gauthier
Musical Direction : Esther Gonthier
Costume Design : Leïlah Dufour-Forget
Set and prop design : Érika Lefebvre
Lighting Design : Anne-Catherine Simard-Deraspe
Makeup and Hair Design : Élène Pearson
Consultant and hairdressing assistant : Maude Groleau
Technical Direction : Jean-Marie Gardien
Technical Direction on Tour : Marie-Hélène Grisé
Assistant to Stage Direction and Tour Manager : Félix Tremblay-Therrien
Tour Director : Jean Sabourin
A FIRST LOOK AT THE REPERTOIRE
F. LEHÀR (1870-1948)
Act I: Entrance of Danilo: Pardonne-moi, chère patrie* LISTEN
Act III: Duo Heure exquise qui nous grise** LISTEN
*Audio file recorded by Lucie St-Martin (soprano), Geoffrey Schellenberg (baritone) and Esther Gonthier, (piano)
**Audio file recorded by Geoffrey Schellenberg (baritone) and Esther Gonthier, (piano)
Recording and editing by Pierre Léger.