Danielle de Niese
June 2024
The Merry Widow review – De Niese and Olvera are compelling, but camp fun stifles subtlety
Double entendres, extra dialogue and sight gags ensure that Cal McCrystal’s new staging entertains, but it’s at the expense of emotional power. In the pit, John Wilson is superlative, likewise Germán Olvera’s charismatic Danilo