Can Can – Die lustige Witwe/La Veuve joyeuse/The Merry Widow: Lehár; Paris

The first production in Paris was at the Théâtre Apollo on 28 April 1909 as La Veuve joyeuse. Although Parisians were worried about how their city would be portrayed in the operetta, the Paris production was well received and ran for 186 performances. In this translation, Hanna is an American raised in “Marsovie“ named “Missia“. Danilo was a prince with gambling debts. The third act was set in Maxim’s. September 22, 2017