The Merry Widow

Ronald Hynd's choreography for the ballet version of Ferenc Lehár's timelessly popular operetta has been one of the most popular pieces for dance stages since it was first presented in 1975. It is a difficult work to classify in terms of genre: constructed from classical elements and full of humorous twists and turns, it can best be described as a “comic ballet”. Surprisingly, considering Lehár's Hungarian origins, it was only in 2014 that Hynd's adaptation made it into the repertoire of the Hungarian National Ballet. After touring Hungarian communities in the neighbouring countries, the whimsical comedy accompanied by the wonderful melodies from the well-known operetta can now be enjoyed at the Opera House.

AUTHORS
Choreographer: Ronald Hynd
Composer: Ferenc Lehár
Music edited by: John Lanchbery, Allen Abbot
Set and costume designer: Peter Docherty
Lighting designer: Kirk Bookman
Répétiteurs: Annette Page, Ronald Hynd
Company répétiteurs: Cristina Balaban, István Kohári, Albert Mirzoyan, Irina Prokofieva, Tamás Solymosi, György Szirb

CAST

Conductor: Imre Kollár, Paul Marsovszky
Hanna Glawari, the widow: Aliya Tanykpayeva, Tatyjana Melnyik, Maria Yakovleva, Maria Beck
Count Danilo Danilovitch: Dmitry Timofeev, Mikalai Radziush, Louis Scrivener, Gergő Ármin Balázsi
Valencienne: Yuki Wakabayashi, Miyu Takamori, Diana Kosyreva, Elena Sharipova
Camille: András Rónai, Mattheus Bäckström, Vince Topolánszky, Taran Dumitru
The Baron: Iurii Kekalo, Léo Lecarpentier
Njegus: Vlagyiszlav Melnyik, Dmitry Zhukov
Ludmilla: Olga Chernakova, Yuliya Radziush
Magda: Anna Krupp, Adema Omarova
Kromov: Miklós Dávid Kerényi, Kristóf Morvai
Pritich: Gaetano Cottonaro, Yago Guerra, Viachaslau Hnedchyk
Leading Pontevedrian man: Motomi Kiyota, Yago Guerra, Riku Yamamoto, Dmitry Zhukov
Maître d hôtel: Maxim Kovtun, Vlagyiszlav Melnyik, Miklós Dávid Kerényi