When:
Thursday, February 27, 2025
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM CT
Where: Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: Tickets are $18 for the general public and $8 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Jen Pitt, stage director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Joachim Schamberger, director of opera; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Count Danilo’s family had forbidden him to marry the beautiful but impoverished Hanna, although they adored each other. Now, circumstance has made her the richest widow in Pontevedro, but the Count hesitates to declare his love, fearing Hanna will think he is only interested in her new fortune. What’s a “Merry Widow” to do? This staging takes Franz Lehár’s ravishing melodies to a world of parties, fantasy, intrigue, and illusion in present-day Paris, where all is not as it seems. Performed in German; new dialogues by Jen Pitt in English.
This production includes the use of strobe lights.
Run time: Approximately 110 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
When:
Friday, February 28, 2025
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM CT
Where: Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: Tickets are $18 for the general public and $8 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Jen Pitt, stage director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Joachim Schamberger, director of opera; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Count Danilo’s family had forbidden him to marry the beautiful but impoverished Hanna, although they adored each other. Now, circumstance has made her the richest widow in Pontevedro, but the Count hesitates to declare his love, fearing Hanna will think he is only interested in her new fortune. What’s a “Merry Widow” to do? This staging takes Franz Lehár’s ravishing melodies to a world of parties, fantasy, intrigue, and illusion in present-day Paris, where all is not as it seems. Performed in German; new dialogues by Jen Pitt in English.
This production includes the use of strobe lights.
Run time: Approximately 110 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
When:
Saturday, March 1, 2025
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM CT
Where: Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: Tickets are $18 for the general public and $8 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Jen Pitt, stage director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Joachim Schamberger, director of opera; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Count Danilo’s family had forbidden him to marry the beautiful but impoverished Hanna, although they adored each other. Now, circumstance has made her the richest widow in Pontevedro, but the Count hesitates to declare his love, fearing Hanna will think he is only interested in her new fortune. What’s a “Merry Widow” to do? This staging takes Franz Lehár’s ravishing melodies to a world of parties, fantasy, intrigue, and illusion in present-day Paris, where all is not as it seems. Performed in German; new dialogues by Jen Pitt in English.
This production includes the use of strobe lights.
Run time: Approximately 110 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
When:
Sunday, March 2, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
Where: Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: Tickets are $18 for the general public and $8 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Jen Pitt, stage director; Diego Hernandez, assistant conductor; Joachim Schamberger, director of opera; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Count Danilo’s family had forbidden him to marry the beautiful but impoverished Hanna, although they adored each other. Now, circumstance has made her the richest widow in Pontevedro, but the Count hesitates to declare his love, fearing Hanna will think he is only interested in her new fortune. What’s a “Merry Widow” to do? This staging takes Franz Lehár’s ravishing melodies to a world of parties, fantasy, intrigue, and illusion in present-day Paris, where all is not as it seems. Performed in German; new dialogues by Jen Pitt in English.
This production includes the use of strobe lights.
Run time: Approximately 110 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.