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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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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.
The darker side of G&S: Yeomen of the Guard at Holland Park
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Some good singing performances can't overcome a dated feeling of Gilbert's humour: the evening improves as the storm clouds gather.