ENO stages Sir John

Great news! Sir John in Love, VW's opera in four acts. (1928) is to be staged at the London Coliseum with 7 dates scheduled for March and one in Apri 2006l. Book early.
The Libretto by VW is after Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor.

"Ravishingly buoyant score that is conducted by Oleg Caetani, while the distinguished director Ian Judge brings an idyllic portrait of early 20th-century England to the stage. An exemplary British cast, led by the irrepressible Andrew Shore in the title role, adds to the promise of an enchanting and lively evening of music and theatre."

For more details visit the ENO web site:
http://www.eno.org/whats-on/whats-on.php?id=53&season=forthcoming

"The music is one long chain of glorious tunes. In the last act especially, RVW seems to play a successful game of 'Can You Top This?'; until a spectacular finale. For those of you who love opera for the melodies, you won't find a better; even Puccini seems a bit sparse in comparison."
Steve Schwartz

http://www.agentsmith.com/rvw/RVW_Works/Stage.html .