The Merry Widow - Madame Glawari Entrance | Glyndebourne

Danielle de Niese and the cast perform Madame Glawari's Entrance from Lehár’s The Merry Widow. John Wilson conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Captured in rehearsals for Festival 2024.

The edition of The Merry Widow in these performances is edited by Lee Reynolds with John Wilson
In a new version by Stephen Plaice & Marcia Bellamy
Book & lyrics: Stephen Plaice
Lyrics and vocal setting: Marcia Bellamy

Cast includes:

Hanna Glawari - Danielle de Niese
Count Danilo Danilovitsch - Germán Olvera
Baron Mirko Zeta - Thomas Allen
Valencienne - Soraya Mafi
Camille de Rosillon - Michael McDermott
Viscount Cascada - Alex Otterburn
Raoul de St Brioche - Innocent Masuku
Njegus - Tom Edden
Kronow - Michael Wallace
Olga - Rachel Taylor
Bogdanovitsch - Adam Marsden
Sylviane - Emily Hodkinson
Pritschitsch - John Mackenzie-Lavansch
Praskowia - Melissa Gregory
Dancers - Wednesday Houghton, Jaide Jeffrey, Phoebe Jones, Helen Rose, Katie Whitcombe

Creative team

Conductor - John Wilson
Director - Cal McCrystal
Designer - Gary McCann
Choreographer - Carrie-Anne Ingrouille
Lighting Designer - Ben Cracknell
Assistant Conductor - Lee Reynolds
Associate Director - Tom Mallaburn
Assistant Director - Fiona Dunn
Associate Choreographer - Freya Sands
Senior Coach - Sergey Rybin
Repetiteurs - Kate Golla, Ashok Gupta
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus - Chorus Director Aidan Oliver
Assistant Chorus Director - Avishka Edirisinghe

[markbeck]

I love her. This looks great, and it's nice that it's in English. Her pronunciation is so clear, you don't need subtitles at all. Terrific set and costumes, too.

[judycornfield]

Loved it! Happy memories of seeing it at Glyndebourne in the summer. Will be watching tomorrow on my laptop as my TV has chosen today to give up the ghost😢

[trudiemundell]

Wonderful to have it shown on tv on Christmas Day

[myronbarnard]

Wonderful.. Saw it at the summer festival

[DavidAsset]

Hello, Glawaei, Well Hello Glawaei! It's so nice to gave you back where you belong.

[juvinaraymonds]

Not a fan of this translation. Way too clunky. I shouldn’t be relying on the subtitles this much when they’re singing in ENGLISH.

[jenylogan]

Oh no, it should be a soufflé, but this is a pudding, the comedy is leaden. I usually like de Niese, but this makes me long for a Schwartzkopf or a Rothenberger.