merry widow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of merry widow
First recorded in 1950–55; named after The Merry Widow, an operetta (1905) by Franz Lehár ( def. ); formerly a trademark
Example Sentences
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By 1934, Lubitsch had left Paramount for MGM, where he directed one last musical with Chevalier and MacDonald, a loose but fizzy adaptation of Franz Lehár’s operetta “The Merry Widow.”
She transported audiences to Edwardian London with a cheeky medley of songs from My Fair Lady, and scaled the heights with her rendition of Vilja Song – the nostalgic showpiece of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow.
From BBC
One day, it’s the hot new thing, perhaps even defining its era; next, it’s “The Merry Widow.”
From New York Times
He won a Grammy for writing the libretto for “The Merry Widow” featuring Beverly Sills.
From Seattle Times
Mr. Harnick also became an accomplished opera translator, providing English librettos for classical works like Lehar’s “The Merry Widow,” Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale” and Bizet’s “Carmen.”
From New York Times
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