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Hungarian National Ballet: a tremendously witty Merry Widow

Yuki Wakabayashi, András Rónai and Vlagyiszlav Melnyik in The Merry Widow
© Valter Berecz / Hungarian State Opera
Aliya Tanykpayeva as Hanna and Dmitry Timofeev as Danilo in The Merry Widow
© Valter Berecz / Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian National Ballet in Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow
© Valter Berecz / Hungarian State Opera
Yuki Wakabayashi as Valencienne and András Rónai as Camille in The Merry Widow
© Valter Berecz / Hungarian State Opera
Aliya Tanykpayeva as Hanna and Dmitry Timofeev as Danilo in The Merry Widow
© Valter Berecz / Hungarian State Opera
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“in spite of twists and surprises within the plot, there is never any doubt about what is going on”
Reviewed at Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest on 12 February 2025
The Merry Widow (Ronald Hynd)
Hungarian National Ballet
Imre Kollár, Conductor
Paul Marsovszky, Conductor
Peter Docherty, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Kirk Bookman, Lighting Designer
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Aliya Tanykpayeva, Dancer
Dmitry Timofeev, Dancer
Yuki Wakabayashi, Dancer
András Rónai, Dancer
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