Dec 22, 1953
9 min
Full-HD

Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953)

Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor [also known as The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture] is a 1953 American short musical film produced by Johnny Green. The film consists of the MGM Symphony Orchestra playing the Overture to Otto Nicolai's opera The Merry Wives of Windsor, also conducted by Johnny Green. It won an Oscar in 1954 for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

Category

Music Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Johnny Green

Johnny Green

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