The Merry Widow (2023)

Music by Franz Lehár
with Original Overture by Benjamin T. Rossen

Original Libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein
English Translation by Jeremy Sams

Performed in English with supertitles

Agassiz Theatre • Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Music Director … Benjamin T. Rossen ‘23

Stage Director … Olympia Hatzilambrou ‘24

Production Advisor … James Rose ‘23

Producers … Lucas Walsh ’24, Amélie Julicher ’25

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Performance Dates

Friday, January 27 @ 7:30pm* | Saturday, January 28 @ 7:30pm | Sunday, January 29 @ 2:00pm + Family Matinée
Friday, February 3 @ 7:30pm | Saturday, February 4 @ 6:30pm + Opera Gala | Sunday, February 5 @ 1:00pm

CAST

Hanna Glawari … Sophie Choate ’22/’23

Count Danilo … James Rose ’22/’23

Valencienne … Ella Rescigno ’25

Camille Rossillon … Arhan Kumar ’23

Baron Zeta … Inés Hynett ’23

Njegus … Caitlin Paul ’24

St. Brioche … Andrew Lu ’24

Cascada … Jordan Woods ’24

Kromow … Saman de Silva ’26

Olga … Eliza Zangerl ’26

Bogdanowitch … Jonas Iskander ’25

Sylviane … Alina Dong ’23

Pritschitsch … Soren Choi ’24

Praskowia … Isabella Meyer ’24

Pontevedrian Dancers / Grisettes … Karina Halevy ‘23, Sarah Erickson ‘25, Jessica Hung ‘25, Abby Zachary ‘25, Katy Nairn ‘26, Catherine Martinez ‘24

Chorus … Rebecca Araten ‘23, Anika Hatzius ‘26, Larissa Barth ‘25, Tara Guetzloe ‘26, Eve Woldemikael (HDS), Hannah Liu ‘23, Tiffani Mezitis ‘26, Yizhe Sun ‘25, Raymond Huang ‘24, Lucas Amory ‘24, Gavin Kramar

Staff

Music Director … Benjamin T. Rossen ’23

Stage Director … Olympia Hatzilambrou ’24

Assistant Music Directors … Lucas Amory ’24, Raymond Huang ’24, Yizhe Sun '25

Dramaturg … Shuheng Zhang ’25

Production Advisor … James Rose ’22/’23

Finance Producer … James Rose ‘22/’23

Publicity Producer … Lucas Walsh ’24

Technical Producer … Amélie Julicher ’25

Stage Manager … Maranatha Paul ’26

Technical Director … Soren Choi ’24

Assistant Technical Director … Cam Parsons Muniz ’25

Orchestra Manager … Danilo Thurber ’25

Set Designer … Kelly Liu ’25

Costume Designer … Bettie Closs ’25

Assistant Costumer Designers … Saint Browder ’25, Isabelle Lu ’26, Elizabeth Ngo ’26

Lighting Designer … Phoebe Barr ’24

Audio Engineer … Lucas Walsh ’24

Choreographer … Maggie Chiffer ‘24

Orchestra

Concertmaster … Danilo Thurber ’25

Violin I … Sílvia Casacuberta ’23, Elizabeth Bennett ’26, Christian Maloney (HDS), Lea Wang ’26

Principal Second Violin … Hana Wakamatsu ’23

Violin II … Harlie Kaligis ’25, McKenna Reale ’23, Ethan Chaves ’26

Viola … Joshau Cai ‘24

Cello … Neo Guerrero ’23

Double Bass … Catherine Deskur ’24

Guitar … Elizabeth Bennett '26

Flute ... Amy Hwang ’26, Claire Yang’ 26

Oboe ... Dora Woodruff ’24, Hannah Thurlby ’23

Clarinet … Omar Wahby ’24, Veronica Li ’26

Bassoon … Nora Cannizzaro (BU)

Horn … Anna Teunis ’25, Katie Mason, Michael Koehrsen

Trumpet … Patrick Sanguineti

Trombone … [TBD}

Timpani … Brian Tobin ’23

Percussion … Easton Singer ‘26

Harp / Piano … Felicia He ‘24