The Merry Widow - Opera Holland Park, London - The Reviews Hub

The Merry Widow - Opera Holland Park, London - The Reviews Hub

Composer: Franz Lehár Book: John Savournin Lyrics: David Eaton Conductor: Stuart Stratford There are misconceptions, misfires and misunderstandings galore in this lavishly designed and terrifically fun production of Franz Lehár’s operetta The Merry Widow. The operetta, a co-production between Opera Holland Park, Scottish Opera and D’Oyly Carte Opera, is a new translation by John Savournin and David Eaton of … The post The Merry Widow – Opera Hol…

A Mafia Widow: Lehár's ever-popular score undergoes a transplant

It’s been a while: well, over 40 years, since I heard Lehár's Die lustige Witwe, in an amdram production just outside of Manchester in which I was playing French horn. Has absence made the heart grow fonder? Well, there is no doubting that having the orchestra of Scottish Opera helps. Under Stuart Stratford (who has conducted some notable productions at Opera Holland Park previously), the band played beautifully, strings demonstrating real body,…