How do you get a Prima Donna...
The       Die         La
Merry    Lustige  Gaja
Widow  Witwe     Vidvino
......... performed by De Nationale Reisopera of the Netherlands  
During September and October 2001, Emily Barlaston will be touring the Low Lands with a production of Franz Léhar's comic operetta The Merry Widow. Will she be playing Hanna, Olga or Valencienne? Actually, no: these roles will be taken care of by the talented Elisabeth Werres, Marijke van Proosdij and Ellen van Haaren - perhaps Emily is just a trifle too, well, ripe for these characters. However, she will be going to the other extreme by taking on the part of little Baby Rossillon. But how do you get a Prima Donna into a perambulator, especially one of Miss Barlaston's ample proportions? Easy: just click on the image of the baby's perambulator to find out - and of course there are more details to be had about the tour.

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