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Toronto Operetta Theatre
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Kurt Gänzl
The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre
1 January,
Henri Meilhac&#;s play L’Attaché d&#;ambassade, produced at Paris&#;s Théâtre du Vaudeville in , was not a success. It was played for just 15 performances in the French capital. Yet, in the way of the time, this failure did not affect its export prospects and the piece found its way to the Vienna stage the following year. There, played at the Carltheater in an adaptation by `Alexander Bergen&#; as Der Gesandschafts-Attaché, it became not only a success but a piece which was popular enough to win regular revivals over a number of years.
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The first years of the 20th century in the Viennese musical theatre were not rich in successes. The staple composers of earlier years &#; Suppé, Strauss, Millöcker &#; were gone, and the last real new successes which the Theater an der Wien had hosted had been Richard Heuberger&#;s Der Opernball, a musical version of the French comedy Les Dominos roses, and the young Edmund Eysler&#;s Bruder Straubinger. It was logical, then, that librettist Victor Léon, the co-author of Der Opernball, should present Theater an der Wien director Karczag with another French-flavoured libretto for Heuberger to set &#; a musical version of Der Gesandschafts-A •The Merry Widow
The story of "The Merry Widow" revolves around the wealthy widow, Hanna Glawari, who inherits a large fortune. The fictional Balkan nation of Pontevedro is on the verge of bankruptcy, and Hanna's fortune is seen as the solution to their financial woes. Count Danilo Danilovich, a Pontevedrian diplomat, is tasked with wooing and marrying Hanna in order to keep her fortune within the country. However, complications arise as Danilo and Hanna have a history of failed romance and misunderstandings.
The operetta's premiere was met with immense success, and it quickly spread to theaters around the world. It made its Broadway debut in and enjoyed numerous successful productions in various languages. "The Merry Widow" gained particular popularity in the English-speaking world and was embraced by audiences in the United States and Great Britain.
One of the reasons for the operetta's success was its charming and melodic score, featuring memorable tunes such as "Vilja Song," "The Merry Widow Walt