Lehár’s “Giuditta” As A Mash-Up With Ödön von Horváth’s “Sladek, Or: The Black Army”
The premiere of the new production of Lehár’s last operetta Giuditta is coming up at Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. It’s
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
read moreNo, the orientalist silent film orgy Sumurun, filmed in the Ufa studios in Berlin-Tempelhof in 1920, doesn’t need to be
read moreHe was Weimar Germany’s answer to Barry Manilow, the most popular entertainer and songwriter of his generation, writing hit after
read moreCharles Dibdin is often thought of, assuming he is thought of at all, as one of the links between the
read moreI feel very honoured and flattered to have been asked to write about the most important book to be written
read moreOnce upon a time, not so very long ago, a young lady radio or TV ‘interviewer’ asked me: what was
read moreIt’s back again: the performance of Reynaldo Hahn’s Ciboulette, filmed at Opéra Comique in February 2013, has been re-released on
read more2013 wurde dem Slawisten und Historiker Peter Oliver Loew (er ist seit 2019 Direktor des Deutschen Polen-Instituts Darmstadt und seit
read moreDid it really take until 2021 for a complete Countess Mariza recording to come out? Of course, there have been
read moreI’m the oldest standing member of the Operetta Research Center. I was one of the fairies who presided at its
read moreMost operetta fans will know Paul O’Montis because he made a famous recording of “Was kann der Sigismund dafür, dass
read moreThe label Naxos is continuing its Johann Strauss series with a new recording of late operetta Waldmeister, which originally premiered
read moreLaurent Pelly’s celebrated production of Offenbach’s Barbe-bleue from the Opéra de Lyon has finally arrived on DVD. It offers Yann
read moreThe sky is blue, the sun is shining, the waves are tinkling on the shore a hundred metres from me
read morePaul Abrahám’s flavorsome jazz operetta, which premiered to great acclaim in 1932 Berlin at Großes Schauspielhaus, only to have its
read moreAfter 1945, Decca and American Columbia developed the 33 rpm LP vinyl record to replace the 78 rpm shellac disc.
read moreThe US-American musicologist Micaela Baranello joined the Department of Music at the University of Arkansas in 2017 and has recently
read moreHarbinger Records is planning a re-issue – for the first time on CD – of the Smithsonian Institution’s 1981 recording
read more“Another opening, another show…” But not in Philly or Boston, as Cole Porter once rhymed for Kiss Me, Kate, but
read moreDue to Corona, Landesbühnen Sachsen in Germany put on two small scale one-acters last year: Offenbach’s The Island of Tulipatan
read moreRejoice greatly! There’s another big English language book on operetta, following last year’s Cambridge Companion to Operetta. This new publication
read moreIn 1892 Johann Strauss – the world-famous dance music composer and author of numerous operetta classics – managed to premiere
read moreThe students at UdK (Universität der Künste) in Berlin who are training to be stars in the field “Musical/Show” are
read moreAt a time when the Covid-19 situation generates distress in our daily lives, Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela presents a
read moreHaving had to cancel the 2020 festival owing to Covid restrictions, this year’s Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, taking place at
read moreSoprano Ethel Merhaut is part of the “young musical scene of Vienna” and likes to “use lots of charme and
read moreIt’s astonishing that Sony Masterworks is releasing an album of operetta songs – in jazz arrangements! Presented by the young
read moreThe repertoire Tyrolean tenor Martin Mitterrutzner presents on his new album Heut’ ist der schönste Tag was made popular in
read moreHervé’s 1867 opéra bouffe L’œil crevé (literally “The pierced eye” or “It hit me right in the eye”) was first
read moreDie Operette ist in noch stärkerem Maße als die Oper ein internationales Phänomen. Die Bühnenwerke von Jacques Offenbach werden ebenso
read moreVenezuelan born Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) lived in Paris for most of his life, composed his first successful song (“If My
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
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