HERVÉ: Florimond Ronger (b Houdain, 30 June 1825; d Paris, 3 November 1892)
Florimond Ronger, known to the musical and theatrical world simply as Hervé, was one of the great characters in,
read moreFlorimond Ronger, known to the musical and theatrical world simply as Hervé, was one of the great characters in,
read moreQuite simply put, this is the best book on Gilbert & Sullivan that I have come across. Not in a
read moreIt’s good to know that German operetta aficionados are busy rediscovering gems from the vaults of the genre’s history. And,
read moreSo here it is, the Emmerich Kálmán gala from Dresden’s Semperoper on CD. Christian Thielemann is conducting the forces of
read moreNacktes Fleisch, Frivolitäten, feminin-lamboyante Männer, »blasende Hirten«, selbstbewusste Frauen – die Operetten der 1920er und 1930er Jahre haben mit dem
read moreThe son of a German bookbinder, music-teacher and cantor called Eberst, but known as Offenbach, the young Jacob was given
read moreYesterday I went to Altenburg. I know, even my German friends say ‘where?’. Well, it’s a lovely town in Thüringen,
read moreThe operetta fashioned by Robert Wright and George Forrest from the melodies of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg – hugely popular
read more2013 began with some major new publications. One is Heike Quissek’s PhD Das deutschsprachige Operettenlibretto: Figuren, Stoffe, Dramaturgie, written at
read moreNathan Lane gives a polished, multifaceted performance as a fictitious 1930s burlesque performer named Chauncey Miles. He plays what was
read moreEs ist schon seltsam, dass einige der derzeit interessantesten Operettenaufführungen an eher entlegenen Orten im Osten stattfinden. So spielt zum
read moreOf course, there have been many recordings of operetta in English before. There’s the famous Decca series featuring Kitty Carlisle,
read moreThe Irish are always good for a song. Or so the saying goes. And Dublin-born Victor Herbert’s only “Irish” themed
read moreThis big and lavishly illustrated coffee table book appears as a companion to an exhibition at the Österreichischer Theatermuseum in
read moreFranz Lehár was not the first to think of Goethe as an opera or operetta hero. There was the precedent
read moreIn Wien präsentierte 2012 eine Ausstellung im alt-ehrwürdigen Theatermuseum eine ungewöhnliche Sicht auf die Operette. Statt als biedere Unterhaltung für
read moreOrphée aux enfers was Offenbach’s first venture into mounting a full-scale opéra-bouffe at his blossoming little Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, where
read moreAls sich am Abend des 2. Dezember 1916, mit wenigen Tagen zeitbedingter Verspätung, der Vorhang im eleganten Theater an der
read moreOne could call it revolutionary and decidedly up to date: a Viennese operetta biography published in English and (!) German,
read moreThe Prague-born Friml studied music in his native city from a young age, and made his early career principally as
read moreGehört Offenbach nicht allen? Auch Jean-Christophe Kecks Offenbach-Edition lässt Fragen offen. Ein Versuch, einige zu klären. Die Offenbach-Philologie ist eine
read moreEr kan niet genoeg lof over de kleine labels afgestoken worden. Het is aan hen te danken dat wij eindelijk
read moreAls mich vor ein, zwei Jahren eine humanistische Gesellschaft wegen eines Vortrags ansprach, mich gleichzeitig aber darauf aufmerksam machte, dass
read moreDie Revue-Operette Im Weißen Rößl, 1930 im Großen Schauspielhaus Berlin unter Erik Charell uraufgeführt, war einer der größten Theatererfolge der
read moreTo coincide with the new exhibition at the Theater Museum Wien, the publishing house Brandstätter has released a dazzling new
read moreMillöcker’s most successful Operette and, indeed, one of the very few 19th-century Viennese pieces which do not have the fashionable
read moreFranz von Suppé followed up his first great success with a full-length Operette, Fatinitza, with a second, three years later.
read moreIt’s a mile stone in operetta publishing, you might say: the Wiener Volksliederwerk (WVW) in cooperation with a whole list
read moreFresh off the press: the Edition Steinbauer in Vienna published a new and illustrated biography of Leo Fall (1873-1925), beloved
read moreJames Montgomery’s 1910 play The Aviator was put to musical use seven years on by its author and the now
read moreIf anyone really wants to sample the full power of Judy Garland at her mature, late period best – a
read moreLéon Jessels Operette Schwarzwaldmädel wurde am 25. August 1917 in der Komischen Oper Berlin uraufgeführt. Das war natürlich nicht die
read moreWäre es nach dem Willen seiner jüdischen Eltern Samuel und Mary Jessel gegangen, dann wäre aus dem in Stettin am
read moreThe most internationally successful and the most enduring of Sigmund Romberg’s long line of romantic musical plays, The Desert Song
read moreThe most widely successful, and also one of the most enduring, of all pasticcio musical plays, from The Beggar’s Opera
read moreWie konnte das geschehen? Wie konnte aus der aktuellen, witzigen, frivolen und vor allem internationalen Kunstform Operette, die speziell in
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