Operetta Research Center » News http://operetta-research-center.org The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:27:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Tulip Town: Offenbach Recycled as a Punk Spectacle http://operetta-research-center.org/tulip-town-offenbach-punk-operetta-steef-de-jong/ http://operetta-research-center.org/tulip-town-offenbach-punk-operetta-steef-de-jong/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:27:57 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25898 Jacques Offenbach’s L’île de Tulipatan, first performed in 1868, is proving to be remarkably contemporary and up to date. The

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/tulip-town-offenbach-punk-operetta-steef-de-jong/feed/ 0 “Eine Datsche auf Tahiti”: DDR Hits Rediscovered in Nordhausen http://operetta-research-center.org/eine-datsche-auf-tahiti-ddr-operette-nordhausen/ http://operetta-research-center.org/eine-datsche-auf-tahiti-ddr-operette-nordhausen/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:02:02 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25884 One can only marvel: the rediscovery of East German operetta, forgotten for decades – or, perhaps more accurately, ignored –

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/eine-datsche-auf-tahiti-ddr-operette-nordhausen/feed/ 0 Can “Boccaccio” Still Shock? Bad Ischl Says No http://operetta-research-center.org/can-boccaccio-still-shock-bad-ischl-says/ http://operetta-research-center.org/can-boccaccio-still-shock-bad-ischl-says/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:17:22 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25871 The 2026 edition of the Lehár Festival turns its attention to medieval Florence, opening on 11 July 2026 with Franz

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/can-boccaccio-still-shock-bad-ischl-says/feed/ 1 Beyond Castanet Kitsch: “Gran Gala de Zarzuela” at Deutsche Oper Berlin http://operetta-research-center.org/christof-loy-beyond-castanet-kitsch-gran-gala-de-zarzuela-deutsche-oper-berlin/ http://operetta-research-center.org/christof-loy-beyond-castanet-kitsch-gran-gala-de-zarzuela-deutsche-oper-berlin/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:14:37 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25844 Director Christof Loy brings his company Los Paladines to Deutsche Oper Berlin to present zarzuela—the Spanish sister of operetta—in a

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/christof-loy-beyond-castanet-kitsch-gran-gala-de-zarzuela-deutsche-oper-berlin/feed/ 0 Erik Charell: Germany’s Greatest Showman Rediscovered http://operetta-research-center.org/erik-charell-germanys-greatest-showman-rediscovered/ http://operetta-research-center.org/erik-charell-germanys-greatest-showman-rediscovered/#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 09:25:24 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25889 With Bühne der Träume, Markus Hagel presents the first revue devoted to the life and work of theatre director and

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/erik-charell-germanys-greatest-showman-rediscovered/feed/ 0 “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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