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The Merry Widow (ballet)

Franz Lehár's enchanting operetta The Merry Widow from 1905, inspired John Lanchbery and Alan Abbott to make this fascinating piece into a ballet with the mastery of the famous choreographer Ronald Hynd. The ballet staged by Sir Robert Helpmann had its world premiere in 1975, in Melbourne. Created for, and performed by The Australian Ballet under the Musical Direction of John Lanchbery, with its spectacular scenery and glamour, it soon became one of the most adored of all ballets, with companies around the world adapting the popular ballet into their repertoires. Set in romantic Paris, the ballet tells a comic, but wonderful love story of a beautiful widow, Hanna Glawari, and the charming Count Danilo, whose romance was forbidden in their youth, but now their marriage is arranged for monetary reasons. The brilliant ballet features waltzes, can-can girls, glamour and champagne, and is promised to be a joyous experience.