| English National Opera - Die Lustige Witwe Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
Sarah Tynan (Hanna), Nathan Gunn (Count Danilo)
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Sarah Tynan (Hanna)
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Die Lustige WitweEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
ENO have had the courage to bring the tale up to date in glorious fashion |
 13 Mar 19 / Express |
What a messy widow |
| 13 Mar 19 / Daily Mail |
Sarah Tynan’s star turn in The Merry Widow lifts a panto-style production let down by smutty jokes |
| 11 Mar 19 / The Observer |
A Widow without allure |
| 6 Mar 19 / The Article |
Vienna goes to Broadway for ENO's Merry Widow |
| 5 Mar 19 / Bachtrack |
The Merry Widow is a glorious and coarse love story |
| 5 Mar 19 / Londonist |
Piss poor |
| 4 Mar 19 / The Critics' Circle |
Glamorous, gaudy romcom with subversive spirit |
| 4 Mar 19 / The Guardian |
Topical ENO production that brings the house down |
| 4 Mar 19 / Independent |
Dancing beavers give ENO’s new The Merry Widow ooh la la! |
| 4 Mar 19 / Seen and Heard |
A sparkling Merry Widow at ENO |
| 4 Mar 19 / Opera Today |
A sparkling new production which brings an element of farce to the comedy, but seems not yet quite in focus |
| 4 Mar 19 / Planet Hugill |
With this Merry Widow ENO has a potential hit on its hands |
| 3 Mar 19 / Classical Source |
It is in the orchestra pit that the real star of Max Webster’s new take on The Merry Widow resides |
| 3 Mar 19 / The Reviews Hub |
Production details
Cast
Tynan, Gunn, Shore, Lois, Murray, Carey, Sullivan, Davison, Bowes, Herman, Sheehan, marchione, MacDougall, Lester
(c) Poska/Fitzpatrick (d) Webster
Performance dates
1, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 22, 27, 29 March, 1, 4, 13(m) April 2019
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