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Article: The Merry Widow. (Vienna State Opera Ballet Volksoper, Vienna, Austria)
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- December 1, 1994
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Vienna State Opera Ballet Volksoper, Vienna September 19,1994 Reviewed by Evelyn Teri
Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow is a widow who has danced her way delightedly around the world since her debut in 1975. Now the ballet director of the Vienna State Opera, Anne Woolliams, has brought her to the Austrian capital, the city where the original Lehir operetta had its premiere at the beginning of the century.
Certainly this is a provocative and difficult undertaking, especially in a city where the Lehir is so popular that its lyrics and melodies are practically sung in the streets. But even if the Viennese must suddenly make do with a strictly visual rendition, this ...