Schwerin celebrates its premiere: The funny widow conquers the stage!

Schwerin celebrates its premiere: The funny widow conquers the stage!

Schwerin, Deutschland - On June 27, 2025, the city of Schwerin experienced a very special evening: ** The funny widow **, the most popular operetta by the composer Franz Lehár, celebrated its premiere at the castle festival. This staging not only promises a spectacular stage design, but also brings topics such as true love and self -determination into play - values ​​that are important today. Director Andrea Schwalbach brings the operetta to the stage with a lot of energy and speed, which ensures a rousing performance. As reports [NDR] (https://www.ndr.de/kultur/buehne/mecklenburg_vorpommern/feuerwerk-der-farben-die-witwein-schwerin, Lustigewitwe-100.html), the role of Hanna Glawari by Cornelia Zink is played for the first time in this Count Danilo Genre appear.

The scene is the picturesque theater tent on Lake Schwerin, which lets the audience immerse yourself in a festive atmosphere. This operetta, which is almost 120 years old, has lost nothing to his relevance. She tells the story of Hanna, a wealthy widow that is swarmed by numerous men in the warm surroundings of the ball in the Pontevedrine embassy. This enthusiasm, reports Schwerin, is not only due to Hannas' beauty, but also her wealth. Her former beloved Danilo, commissioned to save her from a financial emergency, also has to find out whether he really loves her or just wins her money.

a timeless classic

The action develops into an intrigue between social norms and personal wishes. Hanna refuses to marry Danilo as long as he does not say "I love you", a sentence that he swore would never pronounce. Andrea Schwalbach's staging promises to enrich the action with humorous and moving elements. These aspects help ** the funny widow ** have become a real highlight of the theater repertoire that is considered worldwide. The well-known songs such as the Vilja song and "lips silence" give the performance additional charm.

Franz Lehár, born on April 30, 1870 in Hungary, is one of the most striking composers in the Silver era of the Viennese operetta. With ** the funny widow ** he made the breakthrough in 1905, which was supposed to make his works an integral part of the international stages. Lehár integrated numerous cultural influences in his work that make his music unmistakable. So documented Operetten-Lexikon that even after the first enthusiasm with works such as "The Count of Luxembourg" and "The Land of Smile", he continued the path of the musical theater.

a festival for the senses

The performances of ** The funny widow ** can be experienced in Schwerin until August 3, 2025. The anticipation for this is already noticeable, not least because another highlight is imminent: On July 11th, the 2014 ESC winner will appear together with the Mecklenburg State Chapel. Schwerin shows its best side - with culture and colors it extends to the hearts of the spectators.