Fledermaus at Opera Holland Park Has Star Soprano, Struggles With Magic: Review by Warwick Thompson

The conducting sparkles like a fountain of diamonds. There's a superstar performance by young soprano Jennifer France as a naughty chambermaid. The score has hit tune after hit tune. So why doesn't "Die Fledermaus" at Opera Holland Park hit the funny bone with the necessary thwack?The answer lies in the genre of operetta itself. The ingredients for any great production are surprise, slickness and silliness. It should…

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