About the Album: Score by Franz Lehar. Remastered recording from 1962, translated into English by Merl "Ted" Puffer and Deena Cavalieri and first time on CD. Featuring Lisa Della Casa, John ...

Lehar’s “The Merry Widow” is a light and frothy opera that features such well-known songs as “Vilja ... “Anvil Chorus,” one of the best-known choral pieces in all of opera.