Die lustige Witwe

Operetta

Writers: Franz Lehár Viktor Léon Leo Stein

Songs

Below is a breakdown of the musical numbers in this operetta. As with all operetta, these are accompanied with dialogue between the numbers, which is not specified below, and often changes between productions.

Act One - In a Salon of the Pontevedrian Embassy

No. 1 Introduction ‘Verehrteste Damen und Herren’ - Valencienne, Sylviane, Olga, Praškowia, Camille, St. Brioche, Zeta, Cascada, Kromow, Chorus

No.2 Duet ‘So kommen Sie’ - Valencienne, Camille

No. 3 Entrance of Hanna and Ensemble ‘Bitte, meine Herren’ and Mazurka ‘Hab’ in Paris mich noch nicht ganz’ - Hanna, St. Brioche, Cascasa, Men’s Chorus

No. 4 Auftrittslied ‘O Vaterland’ - Danilo

No. 5 Duet (The Magic of Domesticity) ‘Ja, was - ein trautes Zimmerlien’ - Valencienne, Camille

No. 6 Finale I ‘Damenwahl’ - Hanna, Valencienne, Danilo, Camille, St. Brioche, Cascada, Chorus

Act Two - A Day later, in the Palace of Hanna Glawari

No. 7 Introduction, Dance ‘Ich bitte, hier jetzt zu verweilen’ and

Song of Vilja (The song of the wood-maiden) 'Es lebt eine Vilja'- Hanna, Chorus

No. 8 Duet (Song of the foolish rider) ‘Heia, Mädel, aufgeschaut’ - Hanna, Danilo

No. 9 March-Septett ‘Wie die Wieber man behnadelt’ - Danilo, Zeta, St. Brioche, Cascada, Kromow, Bogdanowitsch, Pritschitsch

No. 10 Game Scene and Dance Duet - Hanna, Danilo

No. 11 Duet 'Mein Freund, Vernunft’ and Romance ‘Wie eine Rosenknospe’ - Valencienne, Camille

No. 12 Finale II ‘Ha! Ha! Wir fragen’ - Hanna, Valencienne, Sylviane, Olga, Praškowia, Danilo, Camille, Zeta, Bogdanowitsch, Kromow, Pritschitsch, Njegus, Chorus

No. 12a Entr’akt (Song of Vilja)

Act Three - In Hanna Glawari’s Palace

No. 12b Zwischenspiel

No. 13 Dance Scene

No. 14 Grisette’s Song ‘Ja, wir sind es, die Grisetten’ - Valencienne, Lolo, Dodo, Jou-Jou, Frou-Frou, Clo-Clo, Margot (Grisettes), Danilo, Zeta, Bogdanowitsch, Pritschitsch, Kromow, Chorus

No. 15 Duet ‘Lippen schweigen’ - Hanna, Danilo

No. 16 Final Scene ‘Ja, das Studium der Weiber’ - Tutti

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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