Merriment aplenty in Cal McCrystal's Merry Widow at Glyndebourne

Danielle de Niese (Hanna) and cancan dancers

The Merry Widow

Danielle de Niese (Hanna) and Germán Olvera (Danilo)

Germán Olvera (Danilo) and Sir Thomas Allen (Baron Zeta)

Tom Edden (Njegus)

Par Dominic Lowe, 11 juin 2024

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“voice, stage charisma and a physical flair that was more than sufficient for McCrystal’s demands”

Critique faite à Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne, le 9 juin 2024

Lehár, Die Lustige Witwe (La Veuve joyeuse) (Sung in English)

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

John Wilson, Direction

Cal McCrystal, Mise en scène

Gary McCann, Décors, Costumes

Ben Cracknell, Lumières

London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Danielle de Niese, Hanna Glawari (ou Missia Palmieri)

Germán Olvera, Comte Danilo Danilovitch (ou Prince Danilo)

Sir Thomas Allen, Baron Mirko Zeta (ou Baron Popoff dans l'adaptation française)

Soraya Mafi, Valencienne (ou Nadia)

Michael McDermott, Camille de Rosillon (ou Camille de Coutançon)

Alex Otterburn, Vicomte Cascada (ou Lérida)

Innocent Masuku, Raoul de St Brioche (ou D'Estillac)

Tom Edden, Njegus (ou Figg)

Michael Wallace, Kromow (ou Kromski)

Rachel Taylor, Olga

Adam Marsden, Bogdanovitch

Emily Hodkinson, Sylviane

John Mackenzie-Lavansch, Pritschitch

Melissa Gregory, Praskovia

Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, Chorégraphie

Glyndebourne revives Michieletto’s Kátya Kabanová

Mark Valencia, 3rd August

Damiano Michieletto’s production of Janáček’s opera breaks a key tenet of high-concept opera: where it should reveal, it obfuscates.

***11

All the world’s a jest: Falstaff returns to Glyndebourne

Mark Pullinger, 23rd July

Richard Jones' 2009 production returns to Glyndebourne after a long absence, but the 1940s comedy scrubs up fresh.

***11

A strong new Figaro opens at Glyndebourne

Dominic Lowe, 29th June

Mariame Clément is a popular director at Glyndebourne, and her new production of Figaro shows her trademark approach to hardhitting comedy.

****1

Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on

Nick Boston, 8th June

Returning from the original run, Christopher Purves and Iestyn Davies were joined by a strong cast and chorus for a revival of Barrie Kosky's striking production.

*****

Unhurried suspense in a very English Parsifal

Peter Quantrill, 17th May

Compelling singers carry the day in the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's first staging of Wagner’s swansong.

****1

Glyndebourne’s season opens with Rossini’s Barber of Seville

David Karlin, 16th May

Annabel Arden’s production provides joyous comedy, with vocal and orchestral performances of the very finest.

*****

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.