Event listing: The Merry Widow | Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre | Thu 25 Aug 2011 at 19:30

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Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre Sydney, New South Wales, 1225, Australia

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Programme

Lehár, Franz (1870-1948)

Performers

Opera Australia
Andrew Greene	Conductor
Giles Havergal	Director
Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra
Amelia Farrugia	Soprano	Hanna Glawari
David Hobson	Tenor	Count Danilo Danilovich
Sian Sharp	Mezzo-soprano	Valencienne
Henry Choo	Tenor	Camille de Rosillon
Kanen Breen	Tenor	Njegus
David Thelander	Baritone	Baron Mirko Zeta

Reviews of Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) directed by Giles Havergal

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Leeds Grand Theatre, September 2018

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

Léhar’s Merry Widow - a lively cast in schmaltzy melodies with a dash of cabaret

Alan Yu, 25th August

Operettas are not supposed to have plausible plots, yet the seemingly implausible plot of Franz Léhar’s Merry Widow cuts to the quick in the current environment of possible sovereign bankruptcy. A “merry” widow would be rather callous in any case. The saccharine-soaked melodies, however, are enough to keep me still. Long an admirer of the Gold and Silver waltz, I am biased.

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