Great Performances

Season 42 Episode 17: Great Performances at the Met: The Merry Widow

49 SeasonsJun 19, 2015TV-G3h 00m7.9

The lavish new staging of Lehár’s effervescent operetta The Merry Widow is the Met debut of Broadway director and choreographer Susan Stroman. Soprano Renée Fleming adds a new character to her Met repertory as Hanna, the rich widow. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the cast that also includes baritone Nathan Gunn as Danilo; tenor Alek Shrader; baritone Sir Thomas Allen; and Broadway star Kelli O’Hara.

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Season 42 Episodes:

Episode 3 Cats: The Musical

3. Cats: The Musical

Aired: Nov 21, 2014

This special encore presentation of the original 1998 broadcast of "Cats" on ...

Episode 8 Red

8. Red

Aired: Feb 22, 2015

Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, the artist Mark Rothko takes ...

Episode 10 Chicago Voices

10. Chicago Voices

Aired: Mar 1, 2015

A tribute to Chicago vocalists features performances by Renée Fleming, Jessie...

Episode 19 Driving Miss Daisy

19. Driving Miss Daisy

Aired: Jul 17, 2015

When Daisy Werthan, a widowed, 72-year-old Jewish woman living in mid-century...

Episode 20 Kinky Boots

20. Kinky Boots

Aired: Jul 24, 2015

A Harvey Fierstein & Cyndi Lauper & Jerry Mitchell creation for Broadway base...


Info about Great Performances

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Music, Musical