The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow is a musical comedy or operetta of 1905, by the Austro-Hungarian composer, Franz Lehár. The original German title is Die lustige Witwe. Well-known music from the score includes the song "Vilja" and the "Merry Widow Waltz". The story concerns a rich widow, Hanna Glawari, and the romantic interest is provided by Count Danilo.
Roughly, the plot is about the marriage of Hanna and Danilo. They are in love, but Danilo does not want to look like he is marrying for money, and Hanna is very, very rich. The conflict is resolved when Hanna cleverly tricks Danilo into admitting his love by saying that the terms of her husband's will indicate that she will lose all of her money if she remarries. Immediately, Danilo bursts out with a declaration of love; Hanna finishes her sentence by saying that she loses her money because it becomes the property of her new husband.
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