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Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

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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.

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English

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Director

Johnny Green

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical22 Dec 1953

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Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor was released on 22 December 1953.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/10/2025

    6/10

    It’s not so much a film this as an early music video depicting the mastery of their instruments by the members of MGM’s in-house orchestra. As it says on the can, these musicians are playing the overture from Otto Nicolai’s operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy. It uses fairly standard filming techniques and is actually something you could just as easily close your eyes and listen to as watch, but this is clear…

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