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BuxtonThe Merry Widow
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe
Iwan Davies; John Savournin; Buxton Festival Opera; takis; Ben Pickersgill; Buxton International Festival Orchestra
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Adrian Kelly; James Hurley; Buxton Festival Opera; Elliott Squire; Zahra Mansouri; Ben Pickersgill; Buxton International Festival Orchestra
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A mafioso Merry Widow at Opera Holland Park
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Despite some excellent music-making, John Savournin's production is hindered by a laboured New York relocation.
Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia
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With misplaced horse heads, violin case guns and as many mafia gags as you could hope for, Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow may not be subtle but it looks and sounds gorgeous.
Theatrically poverty-stricken: ETO's Blond Eckbert
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Judith Weir's cryptic folk opera lacks the narrative propulsion necessary to enthral an audience, and without resolution there is no catharsis.