When The Merry Widow traveled from Vienna to London in 1907, producer George Edwardes knew he needed to spice things up for the British audience. He didn't just translate the script; he convinced LehГЎr himself to write brand-new music specifically for the London stage.
: While many conductors ignore it, some archival-style recordings, such as the one featuring Joan Sutherland, include "Butterflies" as a nod to its historical success. butterflies_die_lustige_witwe
: You can still find the English-language version of the song in certain highlights scores . When The Merry Widow traveled from Vienna to
: Because it was written specifically for the English version, it never quite "fit" back into the German Die lustige Witwe libretto. Where to Find It Today If you're a completist, you aren't totally out of luck. : You can still find the English-language version
Lehar – Highlights from Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)