Events on November 25, 2024
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Fall Opera: The Merry Widow
7:30pm @
Sursa Hall, Ball State University
1809 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $18 in advance, $20 at the door November 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
November 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Composed by Franz Lehár
Directed by Jon Truitt
In the wake of his home country facing bankruptcy, Mirko Zeta, the Pontevedrian ambassador, hosts a ball where he and his fellow countrymen work to find a husband for Hanna Glawari, a rich widow, in order to keep her money within their principality. As the party unfolds, rumors of secret relationships and misunderstandings abound leaving Mirko and his guests wondering just how the night will end.