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Search Results for: Abraham

It’s Finally Here: Karin Meesmann’s Biography of Paul Ábrahám
In Print

It’s Finally Here: Karin Meesmann’s Biography of Paul Ábrahám

19/08/2023·0 comments·

Anyone interested in Paul Ábrahám will have known – or will have heard – that Karin Meesmann has been working

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World Premiere Recording of Ábrahám’s Jazzy 1932 “Ball at the Savoy” In English
On the Record

World Premiere Recording of Ábrahám’s Jazzy 1932 “Ball at the Savoy” In English

05/06/2021·0 comments·

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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Ábrahám’s “Ball at the Savoy” At Drury Lane In A 1933 Oscar Hammerstein Production
Composers in Exile, Jazz-Operetta of the 1920's

Ábrahám’s “Ball at the Savoy” At Drury Lane In A 1933 Oscar Hammerstein Production

06/07/2020·3 comments·

Paul Abraham’s Ball im Savoy opened at Berlin’s Großes Schauspielhaus in December 1932 with a superstar cast – and was

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Paul Abraham’s “Dschainah – Das Mädchen aus dem Tanzhaus” Revived After 84 Years
New articles & reviews

Paul Abraham’s “Dschainah – Das Mädchen aus dem Tanzhaus” Revived After 84 Years

25/12/2019·1 comment·

If expectations are exceptionally high for a Paul Abraham operetta at Komische Oper Berlin that’s because, in the past, the

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Bringing Back Abraham: “Märchen Im Grand Hotel” At Staatstheater Hannover
News

Bringing Back Abraham: “Märchen Im Grand Hotel” At Staatstheater Hannover

18/11/2019·1 comment·

It’s hard to believe, but this is actually only the second fully staged production of Paul Abraham’s Märchen im Grand

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Heymann, Offenbach & Ábrahám: New Albums And Concerts With The Capitol Symphony Orchestra
On the Record

Heymann, Offenbach & Ábrahám: New Albums And Concerts With The Capitol Symphony Orchestra

08/11/2019·0 comments·

Here’s something truly special: an album of Werner Richard Heymann’s symphonic music that has not been available acoustically earlier and

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Dagmar Manzel’s New Solo Album “Sehnsucht” – With Three Paul Abraham Tracks
On the Record

Dagmar Manzel’s New Solo Album “Sehnsucht” – With Three Paul Abraham Tracks

19/10/2019·0 comments·

The fact that Dagmar Manzel has been involved in the Weimar Republic operetta revival at Komische Oper Berlin from the

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Ábrahám’s “Märchen im Grand-Hotel” In Hamburg, Hannover, Luzern & Meiningen
News

Ábrahám’s “Märchen im Grand-Hotel” In Hamburg, Hannover, Luzern & Meiningen

07/07/2019·0 comments·

After having been forgotten for more than 80 year, new interest in Paul Ábrahám’s Märchen im Grand-Hotel is noticeable. You’ll

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Ábrahám’s “Roxy und ihr Wunderteam” At Komische Oper Berlin: Watch The Live-Stream
On Screen

Ábrahám’s “Roxy und ihr Wunderteam” At Komische Oper Berlin: Watch The Live-Stream

02/06/2019·2 comments·

At Komische Oper Berlin, Paul Ábrahám’s ‘last’ operetta premiered in a new production by Stefan Huber, with a newly arranged

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Jaromir Weinberger’s “Frühlingsstürme” And Paul Ábrahám’s “Dschainah” At Komische Oper Berlin 2019/20
News

Jaromir Weinberger’s “Frühlingsstürme” And Paul Ábrahám’s “Dschainah” At Komische Oper Berlin 2019/20

10/04/2019·1 comment·

“We’re not an operetta palace!“ Says Komische Oper intendant Barrie Kosky at the press conference where he announced the new

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Ábrahám’s “Märchen im Grand-Hotel” In Mainz
New articles & reviews

Ábrahám’s “Märchen im Grand-Hotel” In Mainz

09/01/2019·3 comments·

After having had great success in Berlin with three operettas on a very grand scale – Viktoria und ihr Husar

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Ein Interview mit Henning Hagedorn über die Rekonstruktion (und das Spielen) von Ábraháms Zentralpartituren
News

Ein Interview mit Henning Hagedorn über die Rekonstruktion (und das Spielen) von Ábraháms Zentralpartituren

18/08/2018·1 comment·

Herr Hagedorn, seit Sie mit Ihrem Kollegen Matthias Grimminger angefangen haben für den WDR und die dortige Ábrahám-Aufführungsserie Partituren von

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“Die Blume von Hawaii” beim Lehár-Festival Bad Ischl. Oder: Jonny als alter ego Pál Ábraháms?
New articles & reviews

“Die Blume von Hawaii” beim Lehár-Festival Bad Ischl. Oder: Jonny als alter ego Pál Ábraháms?

01/08/2018·0 comments·

Lehár Festival Bad Ischl 2018. Das Konzert- und Kongresshaus gleicht einem Bienenstock, Publikum strömt herbei während das Ensemble sich einstimmt

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“Roxy und ihr Wunderteam”: Abraham’s Football Operetta Finally Comes To Berlin
News

“Roxy und ihr Wunderteam”: Abraham’s Football Operetta Finally Comes To Berlin

07/04/2018·0 comments·

Why did it take so long, you might ask? And was it worth waiting all this time? In the case

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Abraham’s “Ball im Savoy” In Koblenz: No Lavish Sets But SS Officers
New articles & reviews

Abraham’s “Ball im Savoy” In Koblenz: No Lavish Sets But SS Officers

02/03/2018·0 comments·

Having hugely enjoyed Barrie Kosky’s 2013 exuberant production of Abraham’s Ball im Savoy several times, I was interested  to see

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Paul Abráhám’s “Märchen im Grand Hotel” (1934) At The Komische Oper Berlin
New articles & reviews

Paul Abráhám’s “Märchen im Grand Hotel” (1934) At The Komische Oper Berlin

18/12/2017·2 comments·

Of course there’ve been chamber operettas long before 1933, just think of the glorious small scale pieces written by Mischa

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“Die Blume von Hawaii”: Paul Abraham’s Tropical Rollercoaster In Pforzheim
New articles & reviews

“Die Blume von Hawaii”: Paul Abraham’s Tropical Rollercoaster In Pforzheim

09/07/2016·1 comment·

Paul Abraham’s 1931 revue-operetta Die Blume von Hawaii has recently been give a highly enjoyable new production at Theatre Pforzheim,

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“Viktoria und ihr Husar”: Abraham-Triumph in Mörbisch
New articles & reviews

“Viktoria und ihr Husar”: Abraham-Triumph in Mörbisch

07/07/2016·0 comments·

Was für ein Jammer, dass die 1920er Jahre vorbei sind. Und was für ein Jammer, dass Paul Abrahams Operetten noch

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Paul Abraham: An Interview with His First Biographer
Hungarian Operetta, Jazz-Operetta of the 1920's

Paul Abraham: An Interview with His First Biographer

13/10/2014·6 comments·

The German journalist Klaus Waller has written a 240 pages biography of Paul Abraham: Der tragische König der Operette. It

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Two New Ábrahám Biographies
In Print

Two New Ábrahám Biographies

02/10/2014·2 comments·

You could call it the battle of the biographers. Who will be first? Who will be better? Who will have

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“Ball im Savoy”: Ábrahám’s Late American Premiere
News

“Ball im Savoy”: Ábrahám’s Late American Premiere

17/07/2014·1 comment·

Paul Abraham was, without doubt, the most „American“ sounding operetta composer in Europe in the early 1930s. His jazz-operettas, culminating

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“Mein Freund Bunbury” Cancelled: The End of the Operetta Era at Komische Oper?
News

“Mein Freund Bunbury” Cancelled: The End of the Operetta Era at Komische Oper?

21/01/2025·0 comments·

It came as something of a shock without any pre-warning: At the beginning of the new year the Komische Oper

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“Katharine Mehrling in Berlin” – The Promise of an Operetta Album to Come?
On the Record

“Katharine Mehrling in Berlin” – The Promise of an Operetta Album to Come?

12/09/2024·0 comments·

This week, Katharine Mehrling is back at Bar jeder Vernunft in Berlin with a program called 6 Nächte in Berlin,

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“Messeschager Gisela” – Axel Ranisch Stages Gerd Natschinski’s 1960 Hit
New articles & reviews

“Messeschager Gisela” – Axel Ranisch Stages Gerd Natschinski’s 1960 Hit

09/06/2024·0 comments·

It’s the third attempt in Berlin to breathe new life into the forgotten sub-genre “Heiteres Musiktheater der DDR”, i.e. musicals

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Sensationelle Wiederentdeckung von Joseph Beers „Prinz von Schiras“
New articles & reviews

Sensationelle Wiederentdeckung von Joseph Beers „Prinz von Schiras“

08/01/2024·0 comments·

Von den vielen tragischen Schicksalen jüdischer Operettenkomponisten (verfolgt, vertrieben, ermordet, selbst wenn sie im Exil überlebt haben, bei der Rückkehr

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Hugo Hirsch’s “Der Fürst von Pappenheim“ Revived in Annaberg-Buchholz
News

Hugo Hirsch’s “Der Fürst von Pappenheim“ Revived in Annaberg-Buchholz

07/12/2023·0 comments·

It’s announced as a “rarity“ – and it certainly is. The Winterstein Theater in Annaberg-Buchholz in Saxony/Germany will present Hugo

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The “Fake” Disney Princess: Diana Damrau Sings Operetta
On the Record

The “Fake” Disney Princess: Diana Damrau Sings Operetta

27/10/2023·0 comments·

So, here it is at last: Diana Damrau’s operetta album dedicated to the “life embracing side” of the genre and

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Volker Klotz: 20. Dezember 1930 – 31. Mai 2023
News

Volker Klotz: 20. Dezember 1930 – 31. Mai 2023

25/09/2023·2 comments·

Volker Klotz, der vor knapp vier Monaten im hohen Alter von 92 Jahren verstarb, war ein außergewöhnlich produktiver und dabei

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Erstmals auf DVD: Benatzkys „Der reichste Mann der Welt“
On Screen

Erstmals auf DVD: Benatzkys „Der reichste Mann der Welt“

07/07/2023·5 comments·

In der Geschichte der deutschsprachigen Operette bedeutet die sogenannte Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten Anfang 1933 einen radikalen Einschnitt: Die bis dahin

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World Premiere Recording: Walter W. Goetze’s “Wenn Männer schwindeln”
On the Record

World Premiere Recording: Walter W. Goetze’s “Wenn Männer schwindeln”

03/07/2023·1 comment·

The works of German pre-WW1 composers have only recently come back into focus again – as opposed to the better-known

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Aus Perspektive eines Operettennostalgikers: „Rebecca“ und „Glöckner“ in Wien
New articles & reviews

Aus Perspektive eines Operettennostalgikers: „Rebecca“ und „Glöckner“ in Wien

07/02/2023·0 comments·

Operettenfreunde in Österreich haben derzeit einen schweren Stand. Im sogenannten „Mekka der Operette“ in Mörbisch wird, seit Altbeau Alfons Haider

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“Das ist die Berliner Luft”: Paul Lincke Overtures Volume 1
On the Record

“Das ist die Berliner Luft”: Paul Lincke Overtures Volume 1

08/01/2023·0 comments·

This newly issued 2020 recording from CPO has rarely been out of my CD player since it arrived: it is

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75 Years of Setting Operetta Standards: The Komische Oper Jubilee
News

75 Years of Setting Operetta Standards: The Komische Oper Jubilee

24/12/2022·1 comment·

When the Komische Oper opened its doors on 23 December 1947 – in the Soviet controlled section of Berlin –

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“Die Rache der Fledermaus” – With Christoph Marti As A Rosalinde In Drag
New articles & reviews

“Die Rache der Fledermaus” – With Christoph Marti As A Rosalinde In Drag

12/12/2022·0 comments·

After a long Corona delay this Fledermaus adaptation by Stefan Huber and Kai Tietje has finally landed in Berlin and

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“The Pleasure Garden“: The LGBT History of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens as a Musical
On the Record

“The Pleasure Garden“: The LGBT History of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens as a Musical

31/08/2022·0 comments·

Back in 2004, the Wien Museum presented the exhibition Alt-Wien: Die Stadt, die niemals war. It examined the phenomenon that

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The Magic Returns with a Bright New Star: “Operette für zwei schwule Tenöre”
News

The Magic Returns with a Bright New Star: “Operette für zwei schwule Tenöre”

20/08/2022·2 comments·

A modern-day operetta about two gay men and their relationship troubles manages to draw in crowds: Operette für zwei schwule

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