The lilting and unforgettable Franz Lehar operetta, and story of the exciting, romantic Paris of wine, women and song, generations ago. And nowhere in the city is there any woman more enchanting than the guest of honor at the Marsovian embassy ball - Madame Sonia - the wealthy 'Merry Widow' and toast of Paris - whose countrymen are determined to keep her money in the principality by finding her the right husband...