Staatsoperette Dresden: Ready To Move Downtown
Finally, there are images of the new Staatsoperette Dresden. It will be situated in Kraftwerk Mitte. And for the first
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Double-Whopper: “La belle Hélène” in Hamburg and Berlin
It is somewhat astonishing that all of a sudden Offenbach’s La belle Hélène is returning to the stages of Northern
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Opening of the Season in Leipzig – With “In Frisco ist der Teufel los”
Did you know that the word „zapping“ comes from Wild West times and originally meant shooting down your opponent? Today,
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Operetta After 1933: An Exhibition at the Brucknerfest Linz
During the Brucknerfest in Linz, Austria, a new exhibition will open at the Tabakfabrik on September 9. Its title: Operette
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Richard Tauber: An Evening for “The King of Berlin”
The Stadtmuseum in Berlin has a special treat in store: on September 10, at 9 pm, they will present an
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Dutch Operetta Diva Cristina Deutekom Dead
The great and internationally acclaimed Dutch opera- and operetta diva Cristina Deutekom passed away, at the age of 82. According
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“Mein Kamerad – die Diva”: Cross-Dressing Exhibition in Berlin
The topic of cross-dressing in operetta – as well as anywhere else in life and theater – is a hot
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Breathtaking Spectacle: “Gasparone” at the Naturtheater Greifensteine
It’s a breathtaking spectacle of nature: the Erzgebirge, the rough East-German mountains near the Czech border. In the midst of
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This Summer in Ohio: Seven Full-Scale Productions
Next week, the Ohio Light Opera is starting its 36th season – with 7 (in writing: seven!) productions on offer
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“Ball im Savoy”: Ábrahám’s Late American Premiere
Paul Abraham was, without doubt, the most „American“ sounding operetta composer in Europe in the early 1930s. His jazz-operettas, culminating
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Another “Zirkusprinzessin” in Baden’s Sommerarena
Some say we’re living in the “Age of Aquarius,” I say we’re living in the times of the Zirkusprinzessin. Or
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A New “Jedermann” Will Rock Erfurt
Operettas can be spectacular – a point proven by grand masters such as Offenbach in 19th century Paris and Erik
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“Mein Freund Bunbury” Is Back in Leipzig
Three cheers to the Musikalische Komödie Leipzig! They have just taken Gerd Natschinski’s famous DDR operetta Mein Freund Bunbury back
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The 2014 Festival in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
You don’t know where Neustrelitz is? Then you have obviously never been on holiday in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the magical region north
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“Die Zirkusprinzessin” in Munich
Munich is getting a new Zirkusprinzessin, directed by Josef E. Köpplinger. That is, in itself and without doubt, a reason
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“Classic Ladies” in the Heart of Berlin
Tonight, right in the heart of Berlin and next to the football “Fan Mile”: A “Classic Ladies” concert on Gendarmenmarkt,
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Reviving “Axel an der Himmelstür” For Russia
You can call it amazing, it’s certainly reason enough for all operetta fans to listen up: In St. Petersburg a
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Uli Scherbel Talks Operetta
At the 18th edition of the Schönebecker Operettensommer there’s a brand new Maske in Blau to be seen. While the
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What Is Your Favorite LGBT-Themed Show?
Last week-end, there were various Gay Pride Marches in the USA, but also in Europe. Our colleagues at Playbill.com took
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A “Fledermaus” in Tel Aviv
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will present a concert version of Die Fledermaus on July 6, at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium.
A Swiss Operetta Discotheque: Comparing “Csárdásfürstin” CDs
The Swiss Radio SRF2 will dedicate a whole program to comparing Csárdásfürstin recordings on CD. The host of the show
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Is “Maske in Blau” Worth Reviving?
Why Fred Raymond’s Maske in Blau (1937) is so popular right now, is anyone’s guess. But the show that contains
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At the Cross-Roads? A New “Bettelsstudent” from Mörbisch on DVD
As of 2013, the Austrian operetta festival in Mörbisch—near the Hungarian border—has a new director. Dagmar Schellenberger replaced Harald Serafin
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“L’Alchimiste” at the Opéra de Barie
So it’s going to be “Hervé Forever” this summer. Apart from the performance in Caen in July, there is also
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Hervé’s “L’Elixir” at the Festival Viva Voce de Caen
Some people think that Hervé is the real father of “operetta”. And, of course, they’re right. His great opéra-bouffes are
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Why, Oh Why, Oh Why, Oh? First International Operetta Conference in Ohio
The founding Artistic Director of the Ohio Light Opera, James Stuart, has always taken the mission of his company very
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Jean Gilbert, Walter Kollo and Berlin Operetta After 1914
They were two of the most successful and influential operetta composers in Berlin: Jean Gilbert and Walter Kollo. One Jewish,
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Korngold’s “Stumme Serenade” in Arnhem and Berlin
Erich Wolfgang Korngold is mostly remembered today as an adapter of operettas. He re-wrote many famous shows and created versions
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The Empress Josephine Revisited
Yes, she’s the Empress Josephine, and even 200 years after her death she still fascinates. Emmerich Kálmán wrote a whole
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The First “Operetten Festival” in Berlin, at the Komische Oper
You will probably remember that the Komische Oper Berlin has had quite a few remarkable operetta productions lately, ever since
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Messeschlager Gisela
The guys in Rüdersdorf are at it again. They have just announced the new operetta production that will be shown
Kalman’s Tango-Operetta “Der kleine König” at Ohio This Summer
The Ohio Light Opera in Wooster (“America’s Premiere Lyric Theatre Festival”) has announced its 2014 season. It will make fans
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“Aladdin,” Move Over! Here Come the Real “Arabian Nights”
You probably noticed it too: New York is in a state of shivering anticipation right now about the latest animated
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“Ich heiße ganz bescheiden…Max Hansen”
It’s about time, you might say, that someone remembered the great Max Hansen and made him the center of a
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The Metropolis Experiment
The Wien Museum Karlsplatz will open a new exhibition entitled Experiment Metropole on 5 May, 2014. It will focus on
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“Les Mousquetaires au couvent” back in Paris
We bet you didn’t especially wait for a new production of Strauss’ Fledermaus, right? Well, the Opéra Comique is going
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