Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

5.7

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 9 min
Premiere: 1953. December 22.

Director: Johnny Green
Starring: Johnny Green

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.