The Articles

Synopsis Franz Lehár Victor Léon Leo Stein Lehár and The Merry Widow		Austria-Hungary Early Twentieth Century EuropeOperetta Operetta The Waltz Maxim's
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The Cast
(in order of vocal appearance)
Vicomte Cascada
Baron Mirko Zeta, Marsovian Ambassador in Paris
Njegus, Factotum at the Embassy
Kromov, Marsovian Consul
Olga, His wife
Valencienne, Baron Zeta's wife
Camille de Rosillon, a Frenchman
Pritschitsch, Marsovian Consul
Raoul de St. Brioche, a Frenchman
Praskovia, Wife of Pritschitsch
Hanna Glavari, the Widow
Count Danilo Danilovitch, Attaché at the Embassy
Bogdanovitch, Marsovian Consul
Sylvane, His Wife
Grisettes: Lolo, Dodo, Jou-Jou, Frou-Frou, Clo-Clo, Margot
Members of Parisian sociey, servants, musicians

Revised May 2009
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