Noel Smith: Lehár The Merry Widow Ballet (Pavane, Heathcote)

Franz Lehár - The Merry Widow

 Franz Lehár

Choreography: Ronald Hynd
Scenario and Staging: Robert Helpmann
Design: Desmond Heely
Orchestration: John Lanchbery, Alan Abbott
Original book and lyrics: Victor Leon and Leo Stein

Conductor: Noel Smith
State Orchestra of Victoria
Concertmaster: Robert John

Lisa Pavane, Steven Heathcote, Rebecca Yates, David McAllister

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Austrian composer Franz Lehár (1870-1948) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)