Operetta Research Center » News http://operetta-research-center.org The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:23:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 “Hopsa” – Paul Burkhard’s Breakthrough and the Birth of the Swiss Musical http://operetta-research-center.org/hopsa-paul-burkhard-buhne-burhaschi-swiss-musical/ http://operetta-research-center.org/hopsa-paul-burkhard-buhne-burhaschi-swiss-musical/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:23:27 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25833 The Bühne Burgäschi has announced a new production of Hopsa for summer 2026, bringing renewed attention to the work with

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/hopsa-paul-burkhard-buhne-burhaschi-swiss-musical/feed/ 0 A Family Reunion: “Mein Freund Bunbury” in Annaberg-Buchholz http://operetta-research-center.org/family-reunion-mein-freund-bunbury-annaberg-buchholz/ http://operetta-research-center.org/family-reunion-mein-freund-bunbury-annaberg-buchholz/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:27:18 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25806 The revival cycle of DDR operettas continues. After the Komische Oper Berlin recently cancelled its planned production of Gerd Natschinski’s

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/family-reunion-mein-freund-bunbury-annaberg-buchholz/feed/ 0 The Unwelcome Genre: The Comeback of DDR Operettas http://operetta-research-center.org/unwelcome-genre-ddr-operetten-revivall/ http://operetta-research-center.org/unwelcome-genre-ddr-operetten-revivall/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:11:07 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25762 At long last, there is some movement in the engagement with “Heiteres Musiktheater”. In the German Democratic Republic (GDR), this

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/unwelcome-genre-ddr-operetten-revivall/feed/ 0 A Bold New “Sissy”: Gender-Reversed Kreisler Triumphs in Bremen http://operetta-research-center.org/frank-hilbrich-bold-new-sissy-gender-reversed-operetta-triumphs-bremen/ http://operetta-research-center.org/frank-hilbrich-bold-new-sissy-gender-reversed-operetta-triumphs-bremen/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:47:57 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25747 When the Theater am Goetheplatz unveiled its new production of Sissy, the 1932 operetta by violin virtuoso–turned–composer Fritz Kreisler with

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/frank-hilbrich-bold-new-sissy-gender-reversed-operetta-triumphs-bremen/feed/ 3 Rediscovering a Forgotten Gem: “Die gelbe Lilie” in Annaberg-Buchholz http://operetta-research-center.org/christian-von-gotz-annaberg-die-gelbe-lilie-operetta-von-michael-krasznay-krausz/ http://operetta-research-center.org/christian-von-gotz-annaberg-die-gelbe-lilie-operetta-von-michael-krasznay-krausz/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:03:17 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25732 A long-lost musical treasure is coming back to life. On December 13, 2025, the little theater in Annaberg-Buchholz will premiere

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/christian-von-gotz-annaberg-die-gelbe-lilie-operetta-von-michael-krasznay-krausz/feed/ 2 Farewell, Yvonne Kálmán (1937-2025) http://operetta-research-center.org/farewell-yvonne-kalman-1936-2025/ http://operetta-research-center.org/farewell-yvonne-kalman-1936-2025/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:58:58 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25665 Yvonne Kálmán, youngest daughter of the celebrated Austro-Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, passed away peacefully on Friday, 7 November 2025, at

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/farewell-yvonne-kalman-1936-2025/feed/ 3 Strauss in Sneakers: “Aschenbrödel” Steps Into the 21st Century http://operetta-research-center.org/strauss-aschenbrodels-traum-volksoper-ranisch-eisenreich-operette-queer/ http://operetta-research-center.org/strauss-aschenbrodels-traum-volksoper-ranisch-eisenreich-operette-queer/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:41:00 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25708 It seems there is Aschenbrödel everywhere these days. The Landestheater Coburg is offering the 1901 “completed new version by Josef

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/strauss-aschenbrodels-traum-volksoper-ranisch-eisenreich-operette-queer/feed/ 2 Ohio Light Opera 2025 – A Survey of the Highlights http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-2025-survey-highlights-harry-forbes/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-2025-survey-highlights-harry-forbes/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:46:14 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25610 Where else but at the Ohio Light Opera in Wooster could you find such a wonderfully varied season of musicals

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-2025-survey-highlights-harry-forbes/feed/ 0 Pocket Size Spectacle: Paul Lincke’s “Prinzess Rosine” Back in Berlin http://operetta-research-center.org/paul-linckes-prinzess-rosine-air-ballet-back-berlin/ http://operetta-research-center.org/paul-linckes-prinzess-rosine-air-ballet-back-berlin/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:46:02 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25542 You could say this is rather daring (and wonderful): bringing Paul Lincke’s 1905 extravaganza Prinzess Rosine – which includes a

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/paul-linckes-prinzess-rosine-air-ballet-back-berlin/feed/ 0 Guido Masanetz’s “In Frisco ist der Teufel los“ Comes to Komische Oper http://operetta-research-center.org/komische-oper-operette-guido-masanetzs-frisco-ist-der-teufel-los-comes-back-berlin/ http://operetta-research-center.org/komische-oper-operette-guido-masanetzs-frisco-ist-der-teufel-los-comes-back-berlin/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:17:59 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25527 After the Komische Oper Berlin had abruptly stopped her DDR operetta series – which was so far dedicated to the

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/komische-oper-operette-guido-masanetzs-frisco-ist-der-teufel-los-comes-back-berlin/feed/ 1 The Exorcism Continues: “Frau Luna” Back in Berlin http://operetta-research-center.org/frau-luna-comes-back-to-berlin-at-tipi-im-kanzleramt-in-2026/ http://operetta-research-center.org/frau-luna-comes-back-to-berlin-at-tipi-im-kanzleramt-in-2026/#comments Sun, 26 Jan 2025 09:37:09 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25534 Exciting news from Berlin: the beloved production of Paul Lincke’s Frau Luna at Tipi am Kanzleramt is coming back. In

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/frau-luna-comes-back-to-berlin-at-tipi-im-kanzleramt-in-2026/feed/ 0 “Mein Freund Bunbury” Cancelled: The End of the Operetta Era at Komische Oper? http://operetta-research-center.org/mein-freund-bunbury-ending-operetta-splash-komische-oper-berlin/ http://operetta-research-center.org/mein-freund-bunbury-ending-operetta-splash-komische-oper-berlin/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:45:12 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25495 It came as something of a shock without any pre-warning: At the beginning of the new year the Komische Oper

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