Soundings: No reservations about 'Merry Widow'

For those who plan on attending the Virginia Opera's production of "Merry Widow," leave at the door your preconceived ideas and biases concerning this operetta and how well or otherwise it adheres to Viennese style, because to enter with reservation is to deny yourself the pleasure that abounds in this production from the moment the curtain rises.

By John Shulson

November 24, 2004