There are things to bring us pleasure in this new year. The opera has opened The Merry Widow (until 16 January). Directed and choreographed by Graeme Murphy, this revival is starring Julie Lea Goodwin as the wealthy widow, Hanna and Alexander Lewis as her former admirer, Count Danilo. Premiered in 1905, in the twilight of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Lehar’s operetta has been an enduring success.
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