“Lustige Witwe”: Barrie Kosky Tackles the “Führer’s” Favorite Operetta in Zurich
In the past, Barrie Kosky has shunned the works of Franz Lehár. His operetta focus has been on works by
read moreIn the past, Barrie Kosky has shunned the works of Franz Lehár. His operetta focus has been on works by
read moreTo give credit where it‘s due: ever since the label cpo released Joseph Beer’s 1937 operetta Polnische Hochzeit – which
read moreHe was Weimar Germany’s answer to Barry Manilow, the most popular entertainer and songwriter of his generation, writing hit after
read moreMost operetta fans will know Paul O’Montis because he made a famous recording of “Was kann der Sigismund dafür, dass
read moreWhen the Shakespeare adaptation Swingin‘ the Dream opened on Broadway in 1939 it followed Erik Charell’s earlier XXL-sized Broadway hit
read moreDevotees of classic Hollywood musicals – the sort that are the staple of Turner Classic Movies – will know Hungarian
read moreSitting in her tidy Munich apartment, as snowflakes swirl outside, Jenny Hiller is far away as she watches her younger
read moreWe recently ran an article on “Operetta in the Third Reich,” reporting on the new book of the same title
read moreThe White Horse Inn at the Central Park – an Austrian operetta staged in New York in the 1940s? Yes,
read moreThe Oper Leipzig annouced its new season this week, including the program for the associated Musikalische Komödie. There is a
read moreAm 12. März 1938 nachmittags hatten sich in der Wohnung des Dramaturgen und Regisseurs Kurt Hellmer in Naschmarktnähe ein paar
read moreIn Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, the Theater der Altmark will present a new production of Fred Raymond’s Maske in Blau. It’s
read more“Was wird bleiben?” Kann bei der „leichten Muse“ überhaupt so hochgestochen gefragt werden? Immerhin wird hier von „Evergreens“ gesprochen! Das
read moreFred Raymond was one of the most successful operetta composers in Germany between 1933 and 1945. His Maske in Blau
read moreFranz Lehár was not the first to think of Goethe as an opera or operetta hero. There was the precedent
read moreWäre es nach dem Willen seiner jüdischen Eltern Samuel und Mary Jessel gegangen, dann wäre aus dem in Stettin am
read moreWie konnte das geschehen? Wie konnte aus der aktuellen, witzigen, frivolen und vor allem internationalen Kunstform Operette, die speziell in
read moreWie konnte das geschehen? Wie konnte aus der aktuellen, witzigen, frivolen und vorwiegend austrojudäischen Kunstform Operette, die speziell in den
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