THE MERRY WIDOW
Presented 1st- – 5th Dec at the Opera House Cork by the Irish Opera Repertory Company
Anna (Madam Glavari) – Mary McSweeney
Danilo (Count Danilovitsch) – John O’Flynn
Valencienne (The Ambassador’s Wife) – Deirdre Crowley
Camille (Count de Rosillon) – Peter Kerr
Baron Zeta (Pontevedrian Ambassador in Paris) – Des Manahan
St. Brioche (Diplomat Guests at the Embassy) – Robert Cavendish
Olga (Wife of Kromov) – Sheila McCarthy
Njegus (Baron Zeta’s Facto tum) – Michael Finn
Cascada (Diplomat Guest at the Embassy) – Liam O’Toole
Praskovia (Lady Guest at the Embassy) – Nancy Lane
Bogdanovitsch (Attache) – Pat Sreenan
Kromov (Attache) – Laurence Corbett
Sylvia (Lady Guest at the Embassy) – Ann Jennings
Pritsch (Attache) – Sean Healy
Musical Director – Donal O’Callaghan
Director & Choreographer – David Gordon
An RTE television report on the new company can be viewed here
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