The barriers are down, and it seems that any show that needs some great singers and an orchestra qualifies. But The Merry Widow in the rarified aura of Glyndebourne? The company did tackle this famous ...

When I asked superstar soprano Danielle de Niese about her next singing engagement, I wasn’t expecting her to answer that it would be in Davos, opening the World Economic Forum. Apparently that’s ...

"The Merry Widow" represents a transitional moment in opera. The operetta (a lighter, shorter opera) was a huge success when it debuted in Vienna in 1905, and it built onto that success through an ...

Deep in the woods of Calvert County, the small house seemed no different from any other in the secluded community of Scientists' Cliffs. A faint sound of music was the only outward sign of the ...

The Summer Opera Theatre Company, which has been staging opera for 30 years, announced yesterday that it is canceling this summer's sole production, "The Merry Widow," which was to have played at the ...

Forget about lavish hats, an array of settings – or indeed a full chorus and orchestra. This is Lehár’s The Merry Widow in Opera della Luna mode, which means that director Jeff Clarke has opted for a ...