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The Merry Widow, 19 June 2024
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Franz Lehár
Librettist: Viktor Leon and Leo Stein
Conductor: John Wilson
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Vicomte Cascada: Alex Otterburn
Baron Mirko Zeta: Thomas Allen
Raoul de St Brioche: Innocent Masuku
Kromov: Michael Wallace
Valancienne: Soraya Mafi
Comte Camille de Rosillon: Michael McDermott
Njegus: Tom Edden
Bogdanovitsch: Adam Marsden
Pritschitsch: John Mackenzie-Lavansch
Hanna Glawari: Danielle de Niese
Praskovia: Melissa Gregory
Sylviana: Emily Hodkinson
Olga: Rachel Taylor
Count Danilo Danilovitsch: Germán Olvera
Dancer: Erin Baig
Dancer: Wednesday Houghton
Dancer: Jaide Jeffrey
Dancer: Phoebe Jones
Dancer: Helen Rose
Dancer: Katie Whitcombe
Production Team
Director: Cal McCrystal
Designer: Gary McCann
Choreographer: Carrie-Anne Ingrouille
Lighting Designer: Ben Cracknell
Book and lyrics: Stephen Plaice
Lyrics and Vocal Setting: Marcia Bellamy
Chorus Director: Aidan Oliver
Assistant Conductor: Lee Reynolds
Associate Director: Tom Mallaburn
Assistant Director: Fiona Dunn
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Franz Lehár
Librettist: Viktor Leon and Leo Stein
Conductor: John Wilson
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Vicomte Cascada: Alex Otterburn
Baron Mirko Zeta: Thomas Allen
Raoul de St Brioche: Innocent Masuku
Kromov: Michael Wallace
Valancienne: Soraya Mafi
Comte Camille de Rosillon: Michael McDermott
Njegus: Tom Edden
Bogdanovitsch: Adam Marsden
Pritschitsch: John Mackenzie-Lavansch
Hanna Glawari: Danielle de Niese
Praskovia: Melissa Gregory
Sylviana: Emily Hodkinson
Olga: Rachel Taylor
Count Danilo Danilovitsch: Germán Olvera
Dancer: Erin Baig
Dancer: Wednesday Houghton
Dancer: Jaide Jeffrey
Dancer: Phoebe Jones
Dancer: Helen Rose
Dancer: Katie Whitcombe
Production Team
Director: Cal McCrystal
Designer: Gary McCann
Choreographer: Carrie-Anne Ingrouille
Lighting Designer: Ben Cracknell
Book and lyrics: Stephen Plaice
Lyrics and Vocal Setting: Marcia Bellamy
Chorus Director: Aidan Oliver
Assistant Conductor: Lee Reynolds
Associate Director: Tom Mallaburn
Assistant Director: Fiona Dunn