The Merry Widow theatre tickets, Budapest Operetta Theatre, Budapest

What does one need for an operetta apart from great melodies, an exciting story and loads of love? If there is a piece of Franz Lehr's on the programme, all of the above are granted. Especially with The Merry Widow, many of whose world-famous songs frame this painfully beautiful love story.


Hanna Glavari, a wealthy widowmeets her old flame, Danilo Danilovich after many years. They both have changed and she is now suspicious and tough, while he has become cynical and a partygoer. Failures of the past and insults in the present stop these two people meant for each to find their way to each other. Theirs is a story which takes long to be born and re-born and in whose background a small Southern-European country's politicians are struggling for their own and their homeland's survival in the times of economical crisis.


The Merry Widow's music and story are filled with passion suppressed, then exploding. This might be the reason why it has such an elementary effect on players and spectators alike.


The operetta was first presented in Vienna in 1905 and in Budapest in 1906- both times with great success. Then it started to conquer the world and it continues to be played everywhere on operetta and opera stages alike. They say there is no evening without The Merry Widow somewhere on programme...


After a few years interval The Merry Widow is presented again in Budapest in a new production with a new cast and ever soyoung. Give her a hearty welcome.

Performance Info

25th January 2009 @ 7pm

26th January 2009 @ 5pm

Running Time: 2 hours 55 minutes with 1 interval.


Customers must exchange their voucher at the box office at least 30 minutes prior to the performance.