Golden Schikaneder Statues: The Third Annual Austrian Music Awards
Obviously, the whole world watches the Tony Awards and what’s happening on Broadway – which excludes operetta. (Even if The
read moreObviously, the whole world watches the Tony Awards and what’s happening on Broadway – which excludes operetta. (Even if The
read moreAs a grand finale to the festival week 1000 Years Leipzig and the local street festival, the soloist, ballet and
read moreMel Atkey’s new book Breaking Into Song has arrived: a collection of articles, essays and interviews from the past 35
read moreThere is a renewed interest in operetta internationally, not just the French and Austrian variety of the genre, but also
read moreAn unlikely subject for a musical perhaps – though, of course, he starred in several – Hollywood tough guy James
read moreTo say that I was surprised would be putting it mildly. Here I was, at the opening of the grand
read moreYes, Mr. John Wilson and his orchestra are at it again. After they presented Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate at
read moreObviously, My Fair Lady is one of the greatest “modern” operettas ever. Almost everyone knows the score and the hit
read moreThe girls are at it, again. Yes, the students of the Hannover Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien are tackling
read moreYes, it fills us with joy – and a little bit of pride too – that the brochure entitled Persönlichkeiten
read moreHere it is: a album of Josh Groban singing musical comedy. The American pop tenor has squeezed 15 famous (and
read moreThis very clever new musical is a rib-tickling winner across the board, a hilarious riff on Shakespeare and his times.
read moreLight Opera of New York (LOONY) seems to go from strength to strength with each new season, and their latest
read moreMy first reaction was: ‘Not another fairy tale musical!’ But after Monday night’s concert at The Ballery in Berlin, where
read moreIt’s a grand day in Moscow today, filled with military parades. Perhaps it’s the appropriate time to remember one of
read moreNot only does this overblown musical of Boris Pasternak’s classic novel not measure up to the sweep and majesty of
read moreWithin the next couple of years A Trip To Africa (Die Afrikareise), widely considered to be Franz von Suppe’s best
read moreThe exhibition is not exactly new, but it seems to be so successful that it is being passed around: In
read moreThis opulent revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s enduring 1951 classic certainly has much to commend it. For starters, theatergoers have
read moreVienna and Budapest: those are two important fixtures in the operetta universe. And two highly profitable marketing terms. There are
read moreEven after the success of his full-length opéras-bouffes and the disappearance of the constrictions which had limited him in earlier
read moreBroadway at last! The John Kander and Fred Ebb musical, originally conceived as a vehicle for Angela Lansbury, who withdrew
read moreIf you check the International Movie Data Base, you’ll find that the Nazi film operetta Liebespremiere (1943) is an adaptation
read moreThe 8th of May, 1945 was a sunny Tuesday in the Third Reich. It was the day General Hans-Georg von
read moreCagliostro in Wien … Doesn’t ring a bell? It’s the 1875 operetta Johann Strauss Jr. wrote together with Richard Genée
read moreNo need to mince words here, this is one of the very best movie-musical-to-stage adaptations, a model, in fact, of
read moreProducer Harvey Weinstein is determined that his new musical about J M Barrie, the playwright who wrote Peter Pan, will
read moreWith High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens the unlikely-on-paper lead, and advance word that Colette’s story about a young girl
read moreIf you live in Germany and are interested in classical music, you probably know the broschure concerti. They have a
read moreAt the 2015 edition of Tanz-Signale in Vienna, devoted to Johann Strauss and his librettist Victor Léon, Kevin Clarke talked
read moreYes, it is somewhat unusual: a crime novel that is not directly set in the operetta world, but references that
read moreToday, 70 years ago, the concentration camp Buchenwald was liberated on April 12. From an operetta perspective this particular camp
read moreLast year, while in Berlin, I went to see the musical produced by the UDK musical-theatre school and its graduating
read moreYes, there is more: more White Horse Inn. (Hooray!) The Paris-Lodron Univeristy Salzburg, together with the Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, is
read moreThe motto of the project was “Oper sucht Klasse!“, but it was actually all about getting teenagers to sing operetta:
read moreThe Hungarian postal service, Magyar Posta, is marking the centenary of the première of Csardasfürstin (1915) by issuing a commemorative
read more