Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter
Monday, 23 May 2022
Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter The Merry Widow Comes to Town This weekend sees the season start of the Maleny Singer’s production of Franz Lehár's famous operetta. The dates are 11 & 12 June and the 18 & 19 June, performed with a live orchestra at the Maleny Community Centre. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein based their story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to keep her money in the principality by nding her the right husband – on an 1861 comedy play, L'attaché d’ambassade (The Embassy Attaché) by Henri Meilhac. The operetta has enjoyed extraordinary international success since its 1905 premiere in Vienna and continues to be frequently revived and recorded. Film and other adaptations have also been made. Well-known music from the score includes the “Vilja Song", "Da geh' ich zu Maxim" ("You'll Find Me at Maxim's"), and the "Merry Widow Waltz". Brought to you by The Maleny Singers, this is perhaps the greatest operetta ever written, with melodies that are so familiar to every music lover. What is not to love? So why not love it? Tickets available at the Maleny Visitor Information Centre and trybooking now.
Vale Margaret Wild Around 200 family and friends of Margaret Wild attend a service, on Saturday May 14 at the Gregson & Weight Chapel in Caloundra to honour the life of Margaret Mary Wild. The service was of ciated by lifelong family friend Garry Franks.
and she continued her involvement with the Maleny Show Society well into her 90’s. In 2020 she was awarded the distinction of honorary life membership.
Her long life that spanned just a few weeks short of 100 years. Both Margaret and Laurie, her deceased husband were heavily involved with the Maleny Show. Margaret’s contribution was always with the catering,
She was a loving and involved grandmother to 18 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren and a greatgreat- grandmother of nine.
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Maleny District Sports and Recreation Club members send condolences to her family of six children: Brian, Meralyn, Kayrene, Graeme (deceased), Rodney and Ian and their extended families at this sad time.
She will be greatly missed by so many. https://malenysportandrec.org.au/