The Merry Widow Tickets

A wonderful production, all told, and a great night out. The second act did seem to go on a bit, but the ending was well worth waitng for, despite having had a faint wish that they would all get on with it!

The first half was a little bit slow. But the second half really made up for it.

The updated new libretto was disappointing for me but it seemed to amuse much of the audience. The music, however, as played by the ENO orchestra, was a glorious as ever in a production on which the ENO did not stint. And the singing good!

A very, very enjoyable production. Humour, great signing, costumes and sets. So glad we went

Brilliant production

I enjoyed it very much!

Good production but disappointed that the libretto had been modernised it seemed at odds with the beautiful costumes and scenery.

I did not like the modernized lyrics, which I thought were banal, or costumes which were anachronistic: everyone in Edwardian dress except Hanna who looked like a 1950s starlet. And what was Danilo wearing in Act 3 ?? And why the ridiculous plumed helmet??? If you wanted to make a modern commentary you could have done so more subtly I've seen better productions of "die Lustige Witwe" by amateurs!

The staging was good, as were the singers, but the new translation jarred considerably. A poor and rather crude dumbing down using the language of the modern street bordered on the offensive, and did not make for a comfortable evening. Disappointing -- and unexpected, in the light of my previous enjoyable experiences at the Coliseum - and the swathes of empty seats my wife and I noticed with surprise before the curtain was raised were, unfortunately, explained.

Sarah Tynan was amazing. Lots of lovely music. Not sure about the urinal scene. A very good e evening

I thought the production did not show enough of the elegance and beauty of the music and time. It seemed bitty and too burlesque.

The performance is great, the actors acted very professionally and with great enthusiasm.