Opera Rara’s New “La Princesse de Trébizonde”
Ever since that night so many years ago when I saw my first Offenbach (November 4, 1974, Hoffmanns Erzählungen, at
read moreEver since that night so many years ago when I saw my first Offenbach (November 4, 1974, Hoffmanns Erzählungen, at
read moreAnyone interested in Paul Ábrahám will have known – or will have heard – that Karin Meesmann has been working
read moreNico Dostal scored a hit with his Clivia when it premiered at Berlin’s Theater am Nollendorfplatz in December 1933, after
read moreIn der Geschichte der deutschsprachigen Operette bedeutet die sogenannte Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten Anfang 1933 einen radikalen Einschnitt: Die bis dahin
read moreThe works of German pre-WW1 composers have only recently come back into focus again – as opposed to the better-known
read more1996 erschien Moritz Csákys „kulturhistorischer Essay“ Ideologie der Operette und Wiener Moderne (Wien – Köln – Weimar: Böhlau). 2021 kam
read moreI have always liked 90 percent of Camelot. And 100 percent of its delicious source material. I am, yes, too
read moreTeresa Hrdlicka has just published a 184-page book entitled Das kaiserliche Sommertheater in Bad Ischl: Operette und Oper unter Kaiser
read moreThis morning I had an interesting package on my desktop. Complete recordings of The King and I (1994) and South
read moreAt long last someone has written a brand new Offenbach book – in English. And what’s even better, it’s a
read moreThere is no real shortage of Frau Luna recordings, the Paul Lincke classic from 1899 has always worked well as
read moreThis newly issued 2020 recording from CPO has rarely been out of my CD player since it arrived: it is
read moreThe history of Berliner Großes Schauspielhaus – birthplace of the great 1920s Eric Charell revues and especially of Im weißen
read moreIn the summer of 2019 researchers from all around the world gathered for a double conference in Cologne and Paris,
read moreIn recent years we have seen a splendid series of recordings brought forth – in England, France, Italy – of
read moreThe latest edition of The Jacques Offenbach Society Newsletter includes a letter from Jacobo Kaufmann to editor Donald Fox. Its
read moreBack in 2004, the Wien Museum presented the exhibition Alt-Wien: Die Stadt, die niemals war. It examined the phenomenon that
read more“Can music be innocent?“ That‘s the first sentence in the booklet to this new CD of the Münchner Rundfunkorchester and
read moreThe British record label Opera Rara returns to the works of Jacques Offenbach – for the first time since they
read moreA new recording from Bru Zane? After their tremendous job with La Fille de Madame Angot, I am all agog.
read moreThis CD entitled Höchste Eisenbahn by actor Ben Zimmermann and pianist Mark McNeill is called a „Doku Revue der Goldenen
read more“Music in Society and Culture” 1789-1914 we are informed on the cover of this new book. And then: “Following the
read moreHere’s great news: a new book on Offenbach is out! It is entitled Offenbach, Composer of Zarzuelas and has been
read moreBack in 2020, I covered a press conference announcing the launch of an exhibit in Vienna under the auspices of
read moreI have just been on a very, very happy trip down memory boulevard. For a couple of years of my
read moreVamps, policemen, harem dancers, waiters, dandies, grotesque dancing couples, and film stars populate the covers of early twentieth century sheet
read moreAt first glance, Hanns Eisler doesn’t have much to do with operetta. But if you look closer, the very first
read moreEncountering Im weißen Rössl in its French version can be a joy, as anyone knows who has ever heard Bourvil
read moreThe original edition of Kurt Gänzl’s The Musical came out in 1997, as a “Concise History” published by Northeastern University
read moreOperette hat Konjunktur. In den letzten Jahren sind (meist beim Label cpo) rund zwei Dutzend Aufnahmen auf CD erschienen, meist
read moreI knew that I should enjoy this 1927 French operetta directly after I read Richard Traubner’s dismissal of Marcel Lattès
read moreIt’s only a few days now, and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra will be at their exercise again. Their 1 January
read moreCarl Michael Ziehrer (1843-1922) and his music have always been overshadowed by the achievements of the Strauss dynasty, and this
read moreThe premiere of the new production of Lehár’s last operetta Giuditta is coming up at Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. It’s
read moreFinding the best of all possible Candide recordings is hard. Because Leonard Bernstein’s eclectic work from 1956 – his only
read moreAnother Porgy and Bess recording? Pentanone Classics has released highlights conducted by Marin Alsop, taken from a live concert in
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