Benatzky’s “Liebe im Schnee” With The Kammeroperette Münster
The so called Kammeroperette Münster specialises in staging “minimalist” productions of neglected operettas: this year one of Benatzky’s first full-length
read moreThe so called Kammeroperette Münster specialises in staging “minimalist” productions of neglected operettas: this year one of Benatzky’s first full-length
read moreThe “All Irish” season of the Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! continues with a concert of music by Victor Herbert
read moreThis CD could probably only be released for a German market and for German operetta fans who have no idea
read moreThe industrial city of Kassel in middle-Germany boasts a modern, superbly designed 900 seat theatre with a large stage and
read moreDid you think you’d ever see the day that the eternally popular Fledermaus would return to its pornographic roots? Admittedly,
read moreAn interview with Felicitas Wetzel, a German sound artist who created a concert performance with Offenbach music and quotes called
read moreAny operetta compilation that starts with Charles Kullmann singing “Als flotter Geist, doch früh verwaist” like this has my immediate
read moreThe nomadic company of Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz has staged a rare, highly successful and most enjoyable revival of Kalman’s 1917
read moreConsidering the continuing number of revivals of Im weißen Rössl one could be forgiven for thinking that Benatzky composed nothing
read moreEduard Künneke (1885-1953) has been described by Kurt Ganzl as “the most appreciable German composer for the mid-20th-century musical stage”;
read moreThe Vienna Volksoper’s new staging – their first since 1988 – of Die Zirkusprinzessin is unashamedly old-fashioned – and there’s
read moreWith Die Bajadere, Emmerich Kalman embarked on a new path as a composer in 1921: he changed his librettist team
read moreThis month, Damien Chazelle’s movie musical La La Land hits theaters in Europe. It is a must-see for anyone interested
read moreOffenbach’s glorious sex-and-social-conventions farce Barbe-bleue was a huge hit in Paris and Vienna back in the 1860s, when Hortense Schneider
read moreWe admit, in many ways the year 2016 hasn’t exactly been “good news” all around. Yet, from an operetta perspective
read moreOperetta star performer and writer Ivor Novello (1893-1951) will be featured as “Composer of the Week” for BBC Radio 3
read moreI can think of only two reasons for visiting the post-industrial city of Duisburg: firstly to hear the gorgeously expressive
read moreWriting from the point of view as an American visiting Berlin, the Komische Oper’s second concert performance of Emmerich Kálmán’s
read moreThere will be a new memorial plaque on Maximilianstraße 56 next year: on February 22, the second anniversary of his
read moreRomberg’s Broadway operettas have not been revived professionally in the UK since matinee idol John Hanson – he of the
read moreAmerica’s popular music tradition is often referred to as the “Great American Songbook,” a national heritage. A focus on its
read moreVictor Hollaender described his first American sojourn and the German-American scene of Milwaukee in his memoirs, which were published in
read moreIt has arrived: the 2016 pull-out-all-the-stops operetta spectacle at the Komische Oper Berlin. The title of choice is Oscar Straus’
read moreOver 100 years after its world-premiere, Emmerich Kálmán’s The Csárdás Princess comes to London once more on 28 November 2016.
read more“In der Heimat blüh’n die Rosen – nicht für mich den Heimatlosen”, sings Count Boleslav in his first big solo
read moreStrolling westwards from the Bundestag, across the parkland which occupies much of this part of Berlin, one would be forgiven
read moreVictor Herbert’s 1915 charmer The Princess Pat was lovingly resurrected by Alyce Mott’s intrepid group as the opener of their
read moreIn February 2017, theater historian Dr. Wolfgang Jansen is organizing a conference on the topic of “Popular musical theatre under
read moreIt is seemingly inevitable that a conversation among Broadway aficionados about composer Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) eventually turns to the question:
read moreIt’s a special treat, that’s for sure: the Komische Oper Berlin is ending its Emmerich Kalman cycle of Christmas operettas
read more“A themed season? Who does themed seasons anymore?” muses Alyce Mott, Artistic Director of the NYC-based Victor Herbert Renaissance Project
read moreIn variation of the famous saying “Every country has the government it deserves” – by 18th century political philosopher Joseph-Marie
read moreAndrás Szentpéteri is the head of Pentaton Concert and Artist Management, the company in charge of organising the international tours
read moreHere is a splashy new biography of “Broadway’s Greatest Producer,” Florenz Ziegfeld, written by the team of the Brideson sisters,
read moreIn a way you could see it coming: the Seefestpiele Mörbisch tried breaking away from the stuffy (but much beloved)
read moreIn June 2019 the world will celebrate the 200th birthday of Jacques Offenbach, “The 19th century’s most popular musical-theatre composer.”
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