“Must Close Saturday”: The Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop
When this heavy, 350 page book, closely but clearly typed and well-illustrated, arrived in the post I thought I would
read moreWhen this heavy, 350 page book, closely but clearly typed and well-illustrated, arrived in the post I thought I would
read moreEs gibt in Deutschland eine nicht unwesentliche Gruppe von Intellektuellen – in Forschung und Journalistik – die sogenannte Mega-Musicals für
read moreWe recently reported on the new Emmerich Kálmán Research Centre that will open in Budapest. It’s an academic institution funded
read moreJa, es gibt Menschen die Dragqueens als Wegbereiterinnen des modernen queeren Lebens sehen und damit auch als Vorkämpferinnen einer offeneren
read moreI really don’t listen much, these days, to show recordings. Especially new recordings of my beloved older shows. Those, in
read moreJa, dieser Auftritt der neuen Sally-Bowles-Darstellerin im Berliner Tipi-Zelt am Kanzleramt ist vergleichbar mit einem Blitzeinschlag – der mit gleißendem
read moreI have just seen the much-heralded Budapest Operetta Theatre’s re-imagining of Kálmán’s 1928 musical mashup, Die Herzogin von Chicago, at
read moreToday I got led (via my blonde burlesque ladies) into the world of the ‘spectacular theatre’. You know, those shows
read moreIt was a dazzling party: Yvonne Kalman celebrated her 80th birthday last week-end in Budapest as a big gala event,
read moreOpera della Luna is a well-established company, specializing in small-scale touring productions of operetta. Having concentrated on Offenbach and Sullivan
read moreGreat Malvern is an attractive spa town of 30,000 souls, nestling in the English Midlands and surrounded by the Malvern
read moreHas operetta research shifted gear? One could think so, considering that there are finally in-depth academic studies coming out that
read moreThere are a few ‘musicals’ written in the last seventy years which, because of both the specific quality of their
read moreWriting these annual roundups of Ohio Light Opera’s summer festival – run with consistent panache by Artistic Director Steven Daigle
read moreYou could call this year’s Vogelhändler at the Mörbisch Festival a kick-ass production – or an erect middle-finger in the
read moreDie Wirkungsgeschichte von Ikonen folgt eigenen Maßstäben. Und die von Claire Waldoff ganz besonders. Denn die Lieder und Aufnahmen der
read moreThis dashing young musical comedy guy, born 1990 in Germany’s Black Forrest region near Karlsruhe, just ventured far into “enemy
read moreAlthough they worked together as a trio on only five shows over seven years, the influence of “Bolton, Wodehouse, and
read moreThe 860 seat Theatre Royal, in the shadow of Windsor Castle, is the third one on the site: built in
read moreThe Lehár Festival in Ischl just presented a new production of Fred Raymond’s Saison in Salzburg – as a colorful
read moreIf we go back in time 100 years and look at Broadway, we witness a change: the US entertainment market
read moreThe Staatsoperette Dresden has recently moved into a new, much-needed, purpose built theatre in the centre of the city. The
read moreEarly Lehár operetta seems to be en vogue this season, on record at least. Here is a new release on
read moreWho says that Gilbert & Sullivan can’t be sexy? (Certainly no-one here at the Operetta Research Center.) “The Young Victorian
read moreEvery summer since 2001, Theater und Orchester Neubrandenburg has staged an open-air operetta production in the Schlossgarten, Neustrelitz. Which, for
read moreViennese operetta at the beginning of the 20th century was a genre in transition, claims Stefan Frey in an essay
read moreIf you grew up as a kid in Germany, you probably learned early from a famous TV program to always
read moreThe Hungarian Herman Ottó Muzeum has announced that it has debuted in Moscow with a solo exhibition. At the end
read moreWhen I lived in St Paul de Vence, my partner Ian and I took a weekly bus jaunt down to
read moreThe open air operetta festival in Neustrelitz – an hour north of Berlin by train – has Strauss’ Zigeunerbaron on
read moreA seventy-one year old man, a little crippled these days, lying in the too-scorching sun by the Australian seaside, reading
read moreLast night, I was researching in ancient texts, trying to track down the history of a burlesque blonde who went
read moreThe Swan Song Operetta was developed and performed over eight years. This summer it will flower into its unabridged self
read moreIl n’est guère de compositeur du vingtième siècle qui ait été jadis aussi fêté de part et d’autre de l’Atlantique
read moreOscar Straus (1870-1954) is one of the leading operetta composers of the first half of the 20th century whose greatest
read moreJulius Bauer (1854-1941) was, like many Viennese operetta librettists, a highly cultured and witty man. He studied medicine and then
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