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Opera North's energetic Merry Widow is more than a mere period piece

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Reviewed at Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds on 29 September 2018
Lehár, Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Martin André, Conductor
Giles Havergal, Director
Leslie Travers, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Geoffrey Dolton, Baron Mirko Zeta
Quirijn de Lang, Count Danilo Danilovich
Máire Flavin, Hanna Glawari
Amy Freston, Valencienne
Nicholas Watts, Camille de Rosillon
Alex Otterburn, Vicomte Cascada
Alex Banfield, Raoul de St Brioche
Orchestra of Opera North
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