Photograph of Christopher Oglesby playing Count Danilo in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Christopher Oglesby playing Count Danilo in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center. Oglesby is sitting with his head in his hand.

Photograph of Christopher Oglesby and Gabrielle Gilliam playing Count Danilo and Hanna Glawari, respectively, in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Gabrielle Gilliam playing Hanna Glawari in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Christopher Oglesby and Gabrielle Gilliam playing Count Danilo and Hanna Glawari, respectively, in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Agostina Migoni playing Valencienne in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Christopher Oglesby (left) and Robert Cardwell (right) playing Count Danilo and Baron Zeta, respectively, in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of (l-r) Diego Valdez, Gabrielle Gilliam, and Nathan Schafer playing Vicomte Cascada, Hanna Glawari, and Raoul de St. Brioche respectively in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Christopher Oglesby and Gabrielle Gilliam playing Count Danilo and Hanna Glawari, respectively, in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Christopher Oglesby and Gabrielle Gilliam playing Count Danilo and Hanna Glawari, respectively, in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph from UNT Opera's 2014 production of The Merry Widow. A woman wearing striped clothing raises her arms while sitting on the ground, during the second act of the performance. Multiple people stand a short distance away from the woman, watching from the shadowed background.

Photograph from UNT Opera's 2014 production of The Merry Widow. A woman wearing colorfully striped clothing lays on the ground during the second act of the performance. Multiple people stand a short distance away from the woman, watching from the shadowed background.

Photograph of Agostina Migoni and Robert Cardwell playing Valencienne and Baron Zeta, respectively, in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of (l-r) Philip Hill, Diego Valdez, Julian Vera, Robert Cardwell, Nathan Schafer, Joshua Smith, and Christopher Oglesby playing Nitch, Vicomte Cascada, Bogdanovich, Baron Zeta, Raoul de St. Brioche, Kromow, and Count Danilo respectively during Act II of "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of (l-r) Philip Hill, Diego Valdez, Julian Vera, Robert Cardwell, Nathan Schafer, Joshua Smith, Christopher Oglesby, and Austin Siebert playing Nitch, Vicomte Cascada, Bogdanovich, Baron Zeta, Raoul de St. Brioche, Kromow, Count Danilo, and Pritchitch respectively during Act II of "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of (l-r) Philip Hill, Diego Valdez, Julian Vera, Robert Cardwell, Nathan Schafer, Joshua Smith, Austin Siebert, and Christopher Oglesby playing Nitch, Vicomte Cascada, Bogdanovich, Baron Zeta, Raoul de St. Brioche, Kromow, Pritchitch, and Count Danilo respectively during Act II of "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Martin Clark Jr. playing Camille in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Christopher Oglesby playing Count Danilo in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of (l-r) Julian Vera, Diego Valdez, Robert Cardwell, Nathan Schafer, Christopher Oglesby, Joshua Smith, and Austin Siebert playing Bogdanovich, Vicomte Cascada, Baron Zeta, Raoul de St. Brioche, Count Danilo, Kromow, and Pritchitch respectively during Act II of "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph Martin Clark Jr. and Agostina Migoni playing Camille and Valencienne, respectively, in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Agostina Migoni playing Valencienne in "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph from UNT Opera's 2014 production of The Merry Widow. Three women wearing colorful tops over long-sleeved white shirts and long, brightly colored skirts stand in a group and talk while a fourth woman watches from a short distance.

Photograph of (l-r) Susannah Woodruff, Lyanne Alvarado, Agostina Migoni, Caitlin McCarville, and Lauren Lestage playing the Grisettes during Act III of "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas Opera at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Lauren Lestage playing a Grisette during Act III of "The Merry Widow" performed by the University of North Texas at Murchison Performing Arts Center.