Singapore Lyric Opera presents Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow

PUBLISHED September 12th, 2014 02:34 am | UPDATED May 9th, 2018 03:13 am

The Singapore Lyric Opera brings you a brand new
production, The Merry Widow this October 24th – 26th, at the Esplanade Theatre.

Written by populist Austro-Hungarian composer, Franz Lehár and first performed in
1905, this operetta is known to be Lehár’s most celebrated and one that enjoys an
international success.

The plot tells of a widow who inherits millions from the death of her husband, and her
country’s endearing, albeit comical quest to find her a suitable spouse in a bid to
maintain her fortune within the country.

Led by English conductor Timothy Carey, this production will see the debut of
British-Sri Lankan soprano Kishani Jayasinghe on the Esplanade Theatre in SLO
opera productions, in the principal role of Hanna Glawari, The Merry Widow.

Audiences will favourably remember her from the recent SLO Gala Concert.
Joining her on stage for this regaling production is an impressive ensemble of
international and local opera singers such as Australians, baritone John Bolton Wood
as Baron Zeta and soprano Tiffany Speight as Valencienne, tenors hailing from
United Kingdom, Nicholas Ransley as Count Danilo and Ashley Catling as Camille,
and Singapore’s very own tenors Melvin Tan and Jeremy Koh. Joining them as
supporting cast are soprano Su Yi Wen and tenor Raymond Lee, both graduates of
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA).

Audiences can look forward to some of the most loved arias like Vilja Lied, You will
Find Me in Maxim’s and the Merry Widow Waltz. This romantic comedy will be
performed in English, as translated by Christopher Hassall.

The evening will also feature the Singapore Lyric Opera Orchestra and Singapore
Lyric Opera Chorus.

Date : 24- 26 October 2014

Time : 24-25 October, 8pm

26 October, 3pm

Get your tickets at [SISTIC](http://www.sistic.com.sg)!