古欧洲小国莫夏维亚的桑妮夫人，富甲一方拥有全国过半财产，却红颜薄命文君新寡，而莫国大情圣丹尼洛虽苦苦追求却不获青睐，甚至无福一睹芳容。但此番甜言蜜语却吹起桑妮亚一池春水，桑妮亚远走巴黎重享花样人生，此举引起莫国举国惊慌唯恐桑妮亚外嫁，国土落入他国手中，艾肯国王以一石二鸟派出与王后幽会被逮捕的丹尼洛，令其前往巴黎追求桑妮亚将功赎罪。丹尼洛人在巴黎如鱼得水悠游于歌台舞榭中，红粉知已拥簇身旁，桑妮亚化名飞飞与丹尼洛见面，虽为其风流倜傥所倾倒，却又怒责丹尼洛即时行乐的花心作风，愤而离去。丹尼洛为了飞飞失恋大醉，并泄露此行追求寡妇之任务，而为报刊得知，于是一场混乱的爱情游戏，在假情、真爱中，被套上失职的罪名。

劉別謙初嚐美高梅大製作的派頭，一切筆法更神采飛揚。開敞的場景、空前的排場讓人物裏裏外外恣意張開：寡婦的心更顯孤獨，男女的愛更加沒處安放。坐擁小國大部分財富的寡婦忽然要搬到巴黎重新尋找生活色彩，國王唯恐國祚不保來一招美男計，派出風流種子色誘寡婦。本來一個用情一個求性，幾番邂逅與折騰，改寫了男男女女的基本需要。歌與舞沒有賣弄甜膩，反而放在愛情的沉重中換來了歌頌。歌與影無間交流，劉別謙輕歌劇巔峰之作，亦成了荷里活極有代表性的一章。司花利亞與珍娜．麥當奴最後一次合作，後者散發從未有過的成熟韻味。堪稱最性感的音樂劇。 Rated "the sexiest musical in the thirties", The Merry Widow could well be the sexiest musical ever. Jeannette MacDonald, sensual and majestic as a Persian cat, is the wealthiest widow in the kingdom of Marschovia. On a visit to Paris, she attracts a flurry of gold-diggers. To prevent her fortune from passing to foreign hands, the king sends a romantic envoy to court her. He chooses Captain Donilo, whose cavalier attitude to women is not limited to his rapport with Maxim's "girls, girls, girls". Osé but not blasé, this elegant adaptation of Franz Lehar's operetta out-classed von Stroheim's silent in opulence, culminating in the grandest of grand balls. Source: 28th HKIFF

克莉丝朵拉迪克的亡夫出生于一个名不见传的欧洲小王国。该国为了纪念他，特别塑造雕像，并邀她去参加揭幕典礼，其实他们最有兴趣的是她的八百万遗产。丹尼洛伯爵奉命追求克莉丝朵，并与她结婚，好让她的钱用在这个落后的小镇上。克莉丝朵得知实情后，决心要让丹尼洛爱上的是她，而非她的钱……

Prince Danilo falls in love with dancer Sally O'Hara. His uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco forbids the marriage because she is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries old, lecherous Baron Sadoja, whose wealth has kept the kingdom afloat. When he dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.

Television version of the Lehar operetta.

劉別謙初嚐美高梅大製作的派頭，一切筆法更神采飛揚。開敞的場景、空前的排場讓人物裏裏外外恣意張開：寡婦的心更顯孤獨，男女的愛更加沒處安放。坐擁小國大部分財富的寡婦忽然要搬到巴黎重新尋找生活色彩，國王唯恐國祚不保來一招美男計，派出風流種子色誘寡婦。本來一個用情一個求性，幾番邂逅與折騰，改寫了男男女女的基本需要。歌與舞沒有賣弄甜膩，反而放在愛情的沉重中換來了歌頌。歌與影無間交流，劉別謙輕歌劇巔峰之作，亦成了荷里活極有代表性的一章。司花利亞與珍娜．麥當奴最後一次...

艺华影业公司 监制：严春堂 编剧:叶逸芳 摄影：王春泉 制片主任：严幼祥 主演：孙敏/文逸民/李绮年/张翠英 关宏达 李静 陈焕文 严化 寡妇刘少奶奶虽然衣食无忧但内心寂寞。一些所谓的绅士为从刘少奶奶身上得利成天围绕在她身边献殷勤，后在这群绅士的策划下，刘少奶奶落入了拆白党张季秋的温柔陷阱中。张果然从刘少奶奶那里获得不少好处，而其他那些绅士非旦没捞到好处反被张季秋骗去了不少钱。刘少奶奶的女儿静珍放假回家，张垂涎其美貌对她进行勾引。单纯的静珍上了当，刘少奶奶得知此事后悔不已，决心要找张季秋算帐。静珍从张的朋友阿四那里得知了张的真面目，匆忙赶往张家却发现母亲已将张杀死。刘少奶奶入狱，嘱咐女儿要好好做人

蕾妮·弗莱明在纽约大都会歌剧院的舞台上光芒四射，饰演莱哈尔备受喜爱的轻歌剧《风流寡妇》中的女主角汉娜·格拉瓦里，这位极其富有的寡妇。这部歌剧以巴黎为背景，呈现了一场由百老汇的苏珊·斯托罗曼执导并编舞的璀璨制作。内森·冈恩饰演丹尼洛，汉娜的前任恋人，他本应追求并娶她，以使她的财富留在他们的祖国蓬特韦德罗。凯莉·奥哈拉演唱瓦伦西安娜，这位轻佻的年轻女子是蓬特韦德罗驻巴黎大使、男爵泽塔的妻子，由托马斯·艾伦饰演，而阿莱克·施雷德则扮演她的追求者卡米尔。安德鲁·戴维斯指挥充满华尔兹旋律的乐谱，新的英文翻译由杰里米·萨姆斯完成。

Zurich Opera House production of Franz Léhar's operetta, with Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, and Ute Gfrerer in lead roles. Baron Zeta is desperate that the fabulously wealthy widow Hanna Glavari marry a Pontevedrian man so that her fortune remains in the country. He attempts to match her and his handsome attaché, Danilo. It turns out that Danilo and Hanna had had a love affair in years past. Nevertheless, Danilo now refuses to love her because he doesn't want to appear like he is only interested in her money...

Franz Lehár’s “Die Lustige Witwe” is reputed to be one of the most famous operettas in the world. Under the direction of the French Jerome Savary's the “Merry Widow” sparkles. At the first staging of this production at the Opera-Comique in Paris (Octobre, 2005) the singers appeared to be having as much fun as the audience. The Austrian Maestro Manfred Honeck presents his musical view on this operetta.