“Bitte Britisch”: Staatsoperette Dresden Takes Us On A Musical Journey
I was surprised, and delighted, to hear that the Staatsoperette Dresden are to give an all-“Britisch” concert, taking in a
read moreI was surprised, and delighted, to hear that the Staatsoperette Dresden are to give an all-“Britisch” concert, taking in a
read morePianist and musical director Adam Benzwi was slated to premiere “his” Dreigroschenoper interpretation – in collaboration with stage director Barrie
read moreThe BKA Theater (Berliner Kabarett Anstalt) just announced that “the world’s first queer operetta” will premiere on 6 October, 2021,
read moreUsing the famous line “Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau,” the artistic director of Staatsoperette Dresden, Kathrin Kondaurow, has presented her
read moreThere’s interesting news from Leipzig, where the Musikalische Komödie has just announced what they’ll be doing in the 2021/22 season.
read moreThe “tuttis” are at their exercise again, you might say. The Berlin Collective for Contemporary Operetta is presenting their queer-feminist
read moreIt was originally planned for May 2021, but didn’t happen because of you-know-what. However, Theater für Niedersachen (TfN) didn’t give
read moreThe various ‘lockdowns’ that we, in the UK, have lived under for the last 18 months have meant that several productions
read moreOf course he wasn’t going to present his last season as intendant of Komische Oper Berlin via Zoom or only
read moreYou need to read this announcement very carefully: the opera house in Dortmund has released a statement that says they
read moreThere are those who consider stage director Christoph Marthaler a genius, because he takes the speed out of stories and
read moreFinally, Paul Ábrahám’s football vaudeville Roxy und ihr Wunderteam returns to Vienna, the place where the German version by Alfred
read moreMore Mischa Spoliansky? Yeah! The queer operetta collective tutti d*amore and Acker Stadt Palast Berlin are planning to bring back
read moreEnglish National Opera has just announced its plans for the season starting in October 2021. There will be only 67
read more“Another opening, another show…” But not in Philly or Boston, as Cole Porter once rhymed for Kiss Me, Kate, but
read moreOperetta goes online? That’s not exactly news, after more than a year of Corona lockdowns and closed theaters, when there
read moreWhat’s new in the world of operetta research? Well, after the recent conference in Ljubljana dedicated to Operetta Between the
read moreOn 21 April, 2021, the actor and singer Thomas Fritsch died at the age of 77. He was the son
read moreWhen it comes to the Middle-East, there’s not an awful lot of operetta performance history that comes to mind.
read moreHaving had to cancel the 2020 festival owing to Covid restrictions, this year’s Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, taking place at
read moreThe Berlin based “collective for contemporary operette*” which calls itself Tutti d*Amore presented their take on Offenbach’s 1857 one-acter Vent-du-soir
read moreAls das Dreimäderlhaus am 15. Januar 1916 im Wiener Raimundtheater in Premiere ging waren die Kritiken gespalten. Denn Komponist Heinrich
read moreAustrian author and feminist activist Marlene Streeruwitz spoke out against the patriotic “kitsch culture” in her homeland in an interview
read moreWho said that operettas don’t make headlines anymore? And that super stars from Hollywood wouldn’t be interested in the genre
read moreOn 27 January, 1945 the Nazi concentration in Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet Army. Memorial speeches all over the
read moreOkay, Munich has the Gärtnerplatztheater and thus a center of operetta “maintenance” in Germany which competes with Staatsoperette Dresden, Musikalische
read moreWhen the Shakespeare adaptation Swingin‘ the Dream opened on Broadway in 1939 it followed Erik Charell’s earlier XXL-sized Broadway hit
read moreI’m an old conservative. I was ‘a little con-ser-va-tive’ (as opposed to a ‘little li-ber-al’) from the moment I was
read moreAfter rumors had already started circulating, it’s now official: Komische Oper Berlin has cancelled its live stream of Paul Abraham’s
read more“The Art of Operetta“ is the headline on the cover of the December issue of Gramophone magazine from the UK.
read moreWhen I saw the news today that Gorki Theater Berlin will stream one of the greatest operetta productions I have
read moreYeehaw! Komische Oper Berlin has finally awoken from its Sleeping Beauty Corona mode; the company has decided to offer something
read morePutting on Eduard Künneke’s 1920 hit Der Vetter aus Dingsda seemed like a good idea in times of Corona restrictions:
read moreIt seems that the operetta scene is finally awaking to the possibilities of the internet as a chance to overcome
read moreOver the last several months, the beloved New York institution dedicated to all things Victor Herbert, has been streaming video
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