Lyric Opera of Chicago: the Merry Widow December 16, 2009

She's beautiful! She's rich! And if she can just get that playboy Danilo to propose, she'll be deliriously happy, too! And so will the Ambassador of Pontevedro. Why? Becasue Hanna, the Merry Widow, is his nation's wealthiest citizen. And if she's lured away by some Frenchman, she'll take all her lovely money with her, causing a financial meltdown of epic proportion. Time to institute a romantic stimulus plan! Flirtations and assignations fly, swept along by Lehar's magical score. The famous "Vilja" song, the "Merry Widow Waltz," and more! Gary Griffin's glittering new production features Elizabeth Futral, Roger Honeywell and Stephen Costello. Performed in English with projected subtitles.