Gallery - The Merry Widow

Do men and women really understand each other? The answer, according to this witty work with its lush, tuneful score is – don’t bet on it! Lehár wrote his famous operetta as a funny and often affectionate satire of Parisian society in the early years of the last century, full of aristocratic sexual intrigue and financial wheeler-dealing.

Click here to watch clip 1 > Hanna and Danilo

Click here to watch clip 2 > Chez Maxim's

With its ballroom scenes fizzing with champagne, dancing and outrageous flirting, it all adds up to one of the most sophisticated parties in town.

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