Franz Lehár
The merry widow
A fresh interpretation of Franz Lehár's classic operetta full of romance and satire.
Franz Lehár's enduring operetta transports audiences into a glamorous world of wealth, social expectations, and romance. Director Viktorija Streiča's fresh interpretation honors the original charm while adding modern touches to the story of a wealthy young widow and the patriotic plot to secure her fortune.
Featuring world-famous melodies, passionate dances, and comic situations, the production explores whether wealth grants true freedom or turns a person into a captive. With a creative team that includes conductor Jonas Janulevičius and designer Juozas Statkevičius, this two-act staging brings sparkling intrigue and unforgettable music to the stage.
- Date night
- Musical
- Classic
- Premiere
Kaunas State Musical Theatre
Centras · Kaunas
Things worth knowing.
- № 01Age ratingThis production carries an N-7 age rating.
- № 02LanguageThe performance is spoken and sung in Lithuanian.
- № 03Premiere informationThis production premieres on March 27, 2025.
Performances
Production
✻ Creative
- Composer
- Franz Lehár
- Librettist
- Viktor Léon, Leo Stein
- Director
- Viktorija Streiča
- Music director and conductor
- Jonas Janulevičius
- Costume and make-up designer
- Juozas Statkevičius
- Set designer
- Vaidotas Jakutis
- Conductor
- Oksana Madaraš
- Chorus master
- Rasa Vaitkevičiūtė
- Choreographer
- Valerijus Osadčenko
- Lighting designer
- Monika Šerstabojevaitė
- Assistant conductor
- Mantas Jančiauskas
✻ Cast on this run
- Hana Glavari
- Gabrielė Kuzmickaitė / Marija Arutiunova
- Grafas Danila Danilovičius
- Regimantas Gabšys / Andrius Apšega
- Kamilis de Rosijonas
- Egidijus Bavikinas / Tomas Pavilionis
- Valensjena
- Iveta Kalkauskaitė Majauskienė / Viktorija Zeilikovičiūtė
- Baronas Mirkas Cėta
- Žygimantas Galinis / Gediminas Maciulevičius / Žanas Voronovas
- Njegušas
- Martynas Beinaris / Vygantas Bemovas
- Bogdanovičius
- Jonas Lamauskas / Giedrius Prunskus
- Silvijana
- Akvilė Garbenčiūtė / Živilė Lamauskienė
- Kromovas
- Dainius Bervingis / Ramūnas Šimukauskas
- Olga
- Kristina Siurbytė / Ieva Vaznelytė
- Vikontas Kaskada
- Paulius Kaminskas / Rokas Laureckis
- Raulis de San Brijošas
- Martynas Stankevičius / Lukas Katinas