Lorenzo Viotti: Operetta In His Blood & Conducting “Die lustige Witwe”
Yes, it’s great to see that a younger generation of rising “star” conductors is expressing interest in operetta. More than
read moreYes, it’s great to see that a younger generation of rising “star” conductors is expressing interest in operetta. More than
read moreZum Offenbach-Jubiläum 2019 spielten die Salzburger Festspiele erstmals eine Offenbach-Operette und übertrugen die Regie Barrie Kosky. Leider gaben sie ihm
read moreOkay, Munich has the Gärtnerplatztheater and thus a center of operetta “maintenance” in Germany which competes with Staatsoperette Dresden, Musikalische
read moreThere’s something supremely uplifting about starting the new year with Franz von Suppé’s rousing Fatinitza march as played by the
read moreThe gimmick with which the West End revival of Sasha Regan’s Pirates of Penzance at the Palace Theatre was recently
read moreObviously, there are many ways to present history, including musical history. At the moment, you can watch the amazing Viola
read moreI’m an old conservative. I was ‘a little con-ser-va-tive’ (as opposed to a ‘little li-ber-al’) from the moment I was
read moreWhen I saw the news today that Gorki Theater Berlin will stream one of the greatest operetta productions I have
read moreYeehaw! Komische Oper Berlin has finally awoken from its Sleeping Beauty Corona mode; the company has decided to offer something
read morePutting on Eduard Künneke’s 1920 hit Der Vetter aus Dingsda seemed like a good idea in times of Corona restrictions:
read moreIt seems that the operetta scene is finally awaking to the possibilities of the internet as a chance to overcome
read moreThe Austrian newspaper Der Standard has added a forgotten film operetta to their DVD series “Der österreichische Film”, a movie
read moreOver the last several months, the beloved New York institution dedicated to all things Victor Herbert, has been streaming video
read moreThe 2nd wave Corona lockdown has made operetta performances virtually impossible in many countries, and it looks like it might
read moreYou might be as baffled by this new release as I am: the recent production of Jaromir Weinberger’s “last Weimar
read moreYou could say it’s a bitter irony: ever since theaters in Germany re-opened after the summer, Barrie Kosky has said
read moreHas the long waiting finally come to an end, is post-Corona operetta back? After the somewhat problematic “Jewish and Gay”
read moreThe other day I had a long transatlantic phone conversation with an US-American operetta researcher I greatly admire for his
read moreA performance of Lehár’s Clo-Clo from the Ohio Light Opera – filmed live at the theater in Wooster – has
read moreIn a preface to Cheer Up! British Musical Films 1929-1945, author Adrian Wright tells us that British Film Studios made
read moreFranz Lehár’s 1924 operetta Cloclo is not one of his more famous titles, and it hasn’t stayed in the repertoire
read moreWohlbrück or Walbrook? Adolf or Anton? Whatever you choose to call him, the actor known under two names was one
read moreKálmán’s 1920 Viennese hit Das Hollandweibchen is a special work that marks a turning point in the composer’s long career.
read moreAs the times of self-isolation continue, so does the catching up on old and new operetta releases that I’ve been
read moreYou might wonder whether they are serious – ‘them’ being the French-German Kultursender arte. They are celebrating the 200th birthday
read moreAt Komische Oper Berlin, Paul Ábrahám’s ‘last’ operetta premiered in a new production by Stefan Huber, with a newly arranged
read moreFinally – and that’s really the only appropriate word for it: finally the updated 1950s movie version of Die Fledermaus,
read moreDoes the world really need another Fledermaus recording? Absolutely, yes! There are many glorious versions available already with singularly good
read moreIs Korngold’s 1920 psycho thriller Die tote Stadt an operetta? Obviously not, but there are various links to the genre,
read moreIt can be exciting to re-imagine and re-interpret beloved shows: we are witnessing this, again and again, in modern musical
read moreEveryone knows that Lehár had a not-so-secret longing for the ‘grand operatic’ and devoted the latter part of his long
read moreIn a 2018 essay entitled Das Webvideo als Flaschenpost, or “the web video as message in a bottle,” Chris Tedjasukmana
read moreThe Hollywood spoof Axel an der Himmelstür, with music by Ralph Benatzky, premiered at the Theater an der Wien in
read moreYes, it was a good idea to bring back Offenbach’s murderous Barbe-Bleue to Berlin at Komische Oper where, you will
read moreWhen we talk about popular musical theater our modern focus is mostly on the ‘artistic’ values of individual shows, e.g.
read moreIf we go back in time 100 years and look at Broadway, we witness a change: the US entertainment market
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