Operetta Research Center » Hungarian Operetta

Pongrác Kacsóh (1873–1923): A Life at the Intersection of Natural Sciences and Music

kevin — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 21:11:12 +0000

At the beginning of the 20th century, a Singspiel, János vitéz, premiered at the Király Theatre and became a milestone

kevin — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:15:30 +0000

József Hűvös Botfai (1848-1914), originally from Nagykanizsa, moved to Budapest, where he became a respected lawyer, an adviser to the

kevin — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:30:08 +0000

There are artists – quite a few – whose names disappear from public consciousness in the decades following their death

kevin — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:20:51 +0000

The Hungarian “Monarchia Operett” (Monarchy Operetta Company [1]), under the artistic direction of dance comedian and costume designer Péter Erik

kevin — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:02:09 +0000

In 2013 and 2016 the University of British Columbia performed two of Emmerich Kálmán’s early symphonic poems, Saturnalia and Endre

kevin — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 23:08:20 +0000

Mind the apostrophes! The recent revival of Paul Lincke’s Frau Luna at Tipi am Kanzleramt is a firm reference point

kevin — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:37:57 +0000

Szirmai was a top-flight Hungarian composer whose career faded when he left home. He studied at the Budapest Zeneakadémia and

kevin — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:17:35 +0000

Szibill, first produced at the Király Színház, Budapest, on 27 February 1914, was the peak achievement of the short career

kevin — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:00:34 +0000

Viktor Jakabfi is one of the group of successful Hungarian composers who dominated the European musical stage in the early

kevin — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:18:01 +0000

Emmerich Kalman started his career as a serious“ composer of grand tone poems in the Richard Strauss, or more likely

kevin — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:00:53 +0000

Professor Magdolna Jákfalvi is specialized in the theater history of Hungary under socialism. She organized the first scientific operetta conference

kevin — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 10:03:53 +0000

Produced in Budapest during the most fecund period in Hungarian operetta, Albert Szirmai’s 1916 wartime piece Mágnás Miska (Miska the