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„Eine Stimme für Deutschland“: Grüne Fotze vs. genderfluide AfD-Kandidatin
Politiksatiren können ganz wunderbar als Musical oder Operette funktionieren, wie nicht nur Jacques Offenbach im 19. Jahrhundert immer wieder gezeigt
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Slow-Motion Lehár: “Giuditta“ At Bayerische Staatsoper In A Staging By Christoph Marthaler
There are those who consider stage director Christoph Marthaler a genius, because he takes the speed out of stories and
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“Roxy und ihr Wunderteam” Comes To Volksoper Wien In September 2021
Finally, Paul Ábrahám’s football vaudeville Roxy und ihr Wunderteam returns to Vienna, the place where the German version by Alfred
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What’s The Use Of Rethinking “Der Zigeunerbaron” When Stefan Soltesz Delivers A Retro-Reading?
With a delay of almost five months, the new production of Johann Strauss’ Der “Zigeuner“baron [sic] finally premiered at Komische
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What A Voyage! Historic “La Fille de Madame Angot” Recordings In English, French & Italian
The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the waves are tinkling on the shore a hundred metres from me
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World Premiere Recording of Ábrahám’s Jazzy 1932 “Ball at the Savoy” In English
Paul Abrahám’s flavorsome jazz operetta, which premiered to great acclaim in 1932 Berlin at Großes Schauspielhaus, only to have its
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The Showtime Series: Historic Recordings Of “Mademoiselle Modiste” & “Naughty Marietta”
After 1945, Decca and American Columbia developed the 33 rpm LP vinyl record to replace the 78 rpm shellac disc.
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“I Would Like To See More Women Writing About Operetta”: Micaela Baranello Discusses Her Book “The Operetta Empire”
The US-American musicologist Micaela Baranello joined the Department of Music at the University of Arkansas in 2017 and has recently
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Constance Drever: Creating “La Veuve joyeuse” With A Strong English Accent
The history of Die lustige Witwe has fascinated us, here at the Operetta Research Center, immensely over the past months.
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The Smithsonian’s 1981 Recording Of “Naughty Marietta” On CD For The First Time
Harbinger Records is planning a re-issue – for the first time on CD – of the Smithsonian Institution’s 1981 recording
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Mischa Spoliansky’s “Das Haus dazwischen” (1932) Returns To Berlin For The First Time
More Mischa Spoliansky? Yeah! The queer operetta collective tutti d*amore and Acker Stadt Palast Berlin are planning to bring back
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Rediscovering “Das Haus dazwischen” By Spoliansky & Schiffer After 90 Years
On 24 August 1932 the newspaper Berliner Börsen-Courier reported that “this morning the well known revue poet Marcellus Schiffer was
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“HMS Pinafore” As Post-Covid Premiere At English National Opera
English National Opera has just announced its plans for the season starting in October 2021. There will be only 67
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A New Dawn In Leipzig? Musikalische Komödie Reopens With A “Gräfin Mariza” Stream
“Another opening, another show…” But not in Philly or Boston, as Cole Porter once rhymed for Kiss Me, Kate, but
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“V’lan dans l’oeil”: Folie musicale in 3 acts by Hervé
Hervé’s second attempt, after Les Chevaliers de la table ronde (1866), to produce a full-length burlesque opérette to challenge the
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“Inselzauber”: Landesbühne Sachsen Streams Offenbach’s Genderqueer “Island Of Tulipatan”
Due to Corona, Landesbühnen Sachsen in Germany put on two small scale one-acters last year: Offenbach’s The Island of Tulipatan
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“The Operetta Empire”: A New Book By Micaela Baranello
Rejoice greatly! There’s another big English language book on operetta, following last year’s Cambridge Companion to Operetta. This new publication
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Johann Strauss’ “Ritter Pásmán”: Live Recording From Vienna 1975 Released On CD
In 1892 Johann Strauss – the world-famous dance music composer and author of numerous operetta classics – managed to premiere
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Refreshing & Modern: Musikalische Komödie Starts Collaboration with Young Filmmakers
Operetta goes online? That’s not exactly news, after more than a year of Corona lockdowns and closed theaters, when there
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Right Wing Propaganda Or Enriching? The New Interest In Nationalist Operetta Histories
What’s new in the world of operetta research? Well, after the recent conference in Ljubljana dedicated to Operetta Between the
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“Das hab’ ich von Papa gelernt”: Thomas Fritsch Dies At The Age Of 77
On 21 April, 2021, the actor and singer Thomas Fritsch died at the age of 77. He was the son
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“Pardon, Madame”: UdK Students Present Their Version Of “In Stanniolpapier” Online
The students at UdK (Universität der Künste) in Berlin who are training to be stars in the field “Musical/Show” are
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Two Trans Characters Looking For Their True Gender? The Persian Themed Zarzuela “Benamor”
At a time when the Covid-19 situation generates distress in our daily lives, Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela presents a
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The Jerusalem Opera Wants To Present Madcap Offenbach In The Middle East
When it comes to the Middle-East, there’s not an awful lot of operetta performance history that comes to mind.
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Free Streaming: National G&S Company’s “Pirates of Penzance” From Buxton
Having had to cancel the 2020 festival owing to Covid restrictions, this year’s Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, taking place at
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The Incomparable Maudi Darrell: One-Time Darling Of London’s Gaiety Theatre
The story begins almost like a fairy tale: Once upon a time there were three brothers, George, Edward and John.
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Basic Operetta Opinions: 11 Questions For Ethel Merhaut
Soprano Ethel Merhaut is part of the “young musical scene of Vienna” and likes to “use lots of charme and
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Ethel Merhaut Sings “Bittersweet” Operetta For Sony Masterworks
It’s astonishing that Sony Masterworks is releasing an album of operetta songs – in jazz arrangements! Presented by the young
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Big Bang Moments: Martin Mitterrutzner Sings Tenor Hits Of The 1930s
The repertoire Tyrolean tenor Martin Mitterrutzner presents on his new album Heut’ ist der schönste Tag was made popular in
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Hervé’s “L’œil crevé” (1867) On YouTube: Live From L’Opéra de Bordeaux
Hervé’s 1867 opéra bouffe L’œil crevé (literally “The pierced eye” or “It hit me right in the eye”) was first
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Adam Benzwi Discusses “Dreigroschenoper” & Singing Brecht/Weill Today
Pianist and musical director Adam Benzwi was slated to premiere “his” Dreigroschenoper interpretation – in collaboration with stage director Barrie
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La Belle Hélène lernt Italienisch: Studie zur Rezeption französischer Operetten in Italien 1860-90
Die Operette ist in noch stärkerem Maße als die Oper ein internationales Phänomen. Die Bühnenwerke von Jacques Offenbach werden ebenso
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Another “First” Recording Of Reynaldo Hahn’s 1933 “Ô Mon Bel Inconnu”
Venezuelan born Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) lived in Paris for most of his life, composed his first successful song (“If My
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Offenbach’s Singing Cannibals On The Radio As “Das gräuliche Festmahl” For Easter
The Berlin based “collective for contemporary operette*” which calls itself Tutti d*Amore presented their take on Offenbach’s 1857 one-acter Vent-du-soir
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“Die Fledermaus Zuhaus”: When 35 Artists From 7 Time Zones Come Together On YouTube
Die Fledermaus Zuhaus (The Bat At Home) is an abridged version of Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus developed during the various
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Coming-out als Operettenrettung? Interview zum Queer Reading des „Dreimäderlhaus“
Als das Dreimäderlhaus am 15. Januar 1916 im Wiener Raimundtheater in Premiere ging waren die Kritiken gespalten. Denn Komponist Heinrich
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