Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953)

Directed by

Johnny Green

Genre

musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

10 min

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An orchestra performs the overture to an opera based on a Shakespeare comedy. The musicians play the music under the direction of a conductor.

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What happens

Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (also known as The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture) is a 1953 American live-action short musical film directed and produced by Johnny Green. It won an Oscar in 1954 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). The film consists of the MGM Symphony Orchestra playing the Overture to Otto Nicolai's opera The Merry Wives of Windsor, conducted by Johnny Green. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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