The indefatigable Marika Oszvald has been performing as Valencienne in The Merry Widow for her entire career, which spans decades. Above are three examples in reverse chronological order, the last one above filmed when she was considerably younger. It's remarkable that she can still do the acrobatics in the first video above. The spirit is willing ... and the flesh is not weak (even though there is more of it). And, she's not afraid to poke fun at herself.
The first and second videos are available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G64N3rtknLU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3MHvoxsMb0
The third video is no longer available online.
Other versions of the first video above (without the vignetting):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTmMUxnSrVU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As4xzzrjCVc&list=PL0EFE1E992CB7F4B9
And, here is Ms. Oszvald playing the ballerina and in Hungarian costume for laughs, ala I Love Lucy. Broad humor in every sense. (She gets points for being en pointe as a ballerina):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxpc1E1BXIk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8BDxHfu40E
In addition to her operetta performances, she has had a long career as an actress on the Hungarian stage, on television and in films:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=hu&u=http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oszvald_Marika&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmarika%2Boszvald%26sa%3DX%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1152%26bih%3D601%26site%3Dimghp
Ms. Oszvald in her prime:
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