Comic operetta set to tickle funny bones

FRANZ Lehar's extremely popular comic operetta The Merry Widow returns to the stage this Friday with a brand-new - and very merry - widow.

The coveted titular role of the wealthy and beautiful widow Hanna is being played by British-Sri Lankan soprano Kishani Jayasinghe, the first South Asian woman to perform at the prestigious Royal Opera House in London. Singapore Lyric Opera's production of The Merry Widow marks the first time Jayasinghe is performing in a full-length opera in Asia. And she couldn't be more ecstatic. She …