The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow premièred on 24 September and ran until 12 December 2021 at Nöjesteatern in Malmö.
The operetta plays out in the first decade of the 20th century in ‘gay Paree’. Young, enchanting and recently widowed Hanna Glawari has left Pontevedro to live the high life in Paris, among admirers from all over the world. Her country’s ambassador Baron Zeta is tasked with ensuring that the young widow marries a Pontevedrin gentleman to keep her inheritance in the country.