The Merry Widow

Summary

The Merry Widow is a dramatico-musical work^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,096 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Merry Widow's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work^[3].
• The Merry Widow's composer is recorded as Q191917^[4].
• The Merry Widow's librettist is recorded as Viktor Léon^[5].
• The Merry Widow's librettist is recorded as Leo Stein^[6].
• The Merry Widow's discography is recorded as The Merry Widow discography^[7].
• The Merry Widow's Commons category is recorded as Die lustige Witwe^[8].
• The Merry Widow's language of work or name is recorded as German^[9].
• 1904 marks the founding of The Merry Widow^[10].
• The Merry Widow's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Merry Widow^[11].
• The Merry Widow's date of first performance is recorded as December 30, 1905^[12].
• The Merry Widow's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Весёлая вдова'}^[13].
• The Merry Widow's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die lustige Witwe'}^[14].
• The Merry Widow's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'La vedova allegra'}^[15].
• The Merry Widow's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die lustige Witwe'}^[16].
• The Merry Widow's different from is recorded as The Merry Widow^[17].
• The Merry Widow's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q421744', 'amount': '+3'}^[18].
• The Merry Widow's production date is recorded as 1905^[19].
• The Merry Widow's location of first performance is recorded as Theater an der Wien^[20].
• The Merry Widow's derivative work is recorded as The Merry Widow^[21].
• The Merry Widow's derivative work is recorded as Q57449299^[22].
• The Merry Widow's derivative work is recorded as A Very Merry Widow^[23].
• The Merry Widow's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[24].
• The Merry Widow's form of creative work is recorded as operetta^[25].
• The Merry Widow's form of creative work is recorded as opera^[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• MusicBrainz ID: d4c0a944-c8bb-491b-b8e6-6fdfc23fee53^[27]

Why It Matters

The Merry Widow ranks in the top 7% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,096 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]