The Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! Presents “Heart O’Mine” Online
Over the last several months, the beloved New York institution dedicated to all things Victor Herbert, has been streaming video
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When Theaters Stay Closed, Operettas Go Online – Not Just In Budapest
The 2nd wave Corona lockdown has made operetta performances virtually impossible in many countries, and it looks like it might
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Waiting For Offenbach In Times Of A New Corona Lockdown: So What Happens Now?
You could say it’s a bitter irony: ever since theaters in Germany re-opened after the summer, Barrie Kosky has said
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“My Song For You”: A Marta Eggerth & Jan Kiepura Exhibition In Vienna
Devotees of classic Hollywood musicals – the sort that are the staple of Turner Classic Movies – will know Hungarian
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“Swapping The Canon” To Dismantle Racism & Hetero-Cis-Patriarchy? Proposals For Higher Education In The USA
There’s a lot happening in the world of theater right now, not just because of Corona and the ongoing lockdown
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Offenbach, Composer Of Zarzuelas? An Interview With Enrique Mejías García
From 14 October onwards the Fundación Juan March is presenting a special program dedicated to Jacques Offenbach. The series of
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Lotte de Beer: The Future Of Operetta At Volksoper Wien Is Female
The future of operetta in Vienna is female: Lotte de Beer was presented this week as new artistic director of
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Lorenzo Viotti Wants To Overcome The “Stiffness” Of The Classical Music World: “Csardasfürstin” From Zurich
The Zurich Opera presented its new Csardasfürstin on Friday, after a long Corona delay. As compensation for the waiting, the
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Cancel Culture Reaches “Land des Lächelns” At Manhattan School Of Music
Here’s the curious case of Dona D. Vaughn and the state of operetta in 2020. As artistic director of opera
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A New “Exilmuseum” In Berlin – Will It Include The Entertainment World?
It’s going to happen: Berlin will get an “Exilmuseum,” a museum dedicated to the stories of those who went into
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Post-Corona Operetta In Berlin. Or: Here’s Barrie Kosky’s Chancelled “Orpheus In The Underworld”
Has the long waiting finally come to an end, is post-Corona operetta back? After the somewhat problematic “Jewish and Gay”
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“Ghost Lights: Ivor Novello and His Leading Ladies“ – A Conversation With David Slattery-Christy About His New Play
Most operetta fans will know David Slattery-Christy as the biographer of Ivor Novello (1893-1951) and as a tireless champion of
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Offenbach’s “Mesdames de la Halle” At The Glyndebourne Festival
Since opera was first performed at the Glyndebourne country house in West Sussex in 1934, only one operetta has ever
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The New Online “Musicallexikon”: An Interview with Michael Fischer & Wolfgang Jansen
The University of Freiburg is home of the “Center for Popular Culture and Music.” They recently started the first online
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Watch Out For The Red Fingernails: Two New “Zigeunerbaron” Productions In Magdeburg And Berlin
How do you solve a problem like Zigeunerbaron? Some might ask: is there a problem with this 1885 show? Well,
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Focus On DDR Operetta: “Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten” At Musikalische Komödie Leipzig
Various opera houses in German speaking countries have presented new or adapted programs for their fall season, with productions they
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New Online Encyclopedia On Popular Musical Theater In Germany From 1945 Until Today
More than 300 musicals have already been documented, many more will follow: the University of Freiburg’s Center for Popular Culture
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From Pula to the World: Franz Lehár’s Early Career in Croatia
It’s Franz Lehár’s 150th birthday – and after the first round of publications to celebrate the event (click here for
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Boys Will Be Boys, Or: “Die blaue Mazur” At Bühne Baden
Operetta “live” in Austria? Bühne Baden is one of the few places where you can actually experience the genre on
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The Show Will Go On, Or: A New “Großherzogin von Gerolstein” At Komische Oper
“344 Menschen, that‘s besser wie nix!” That’s what intendant Barrie Kosky said when he presented his brand new schedule for
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Remembering Mady Mesplé – France’s “Madame Opérette”
I heard yesterday that Mady Mesplé had died. I have to admit that, to me, she belonged to a past
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Adolf Wohlbrück or Anton Walbrook? A Retrospective In Berlin & A New Book From Vienna
Wohlbrück or Walbrook? Adolf or Anton? Whatever you choose to call him, the actor known under two names was one
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Interview With Mr. Barihunks: The Beefcake Side Of Oper(ett)a
In 2007, a music manager in the US started a blog called Barihunks, dedicated to hunky baritones. Over the years,
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The Father Of The “Silver Operetta” Age? Happy Birthday, Franz Lehár
It doesn’t happen often that an operetta composer gets that much attention in the general media, certainly the Germany language
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“One Long Gender-Bender”: Berlin’s Queer Operetta Revolution In The Years 2010-2020
The Drama Review (TDR) is planning a special issue on the developments in the German theater scene from 2010 to
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Mörbisch Festival 2020 Cancelled – Bad Ischl Plans To Go On
There’s a certain irony at play here: the world’s largest operetta festival in Mörbisch kicked out their old director, Dagmar
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Focussing On Kurt Weill And Johann Strauss: Komische Oper In 2020/21
So here it is: the new season at Komische Oper, presented in the midst of the Corona crisis in digital
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Offenbach’s “Häuptling Abendwind” Or: Queer Operetta For The Price Of A Hawaiian Pizza
Offenbach’s 1857 Vent du soir, ou l’horrible festin is one of his more famous titles in the German speaking theater
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“Gisela, Frisco, Bunbury”: Rediscovering “Heiteres Musiktheater” From The DDR
It’s mind boggling that the entire operetta repertoire created and performed in the former DDR between 1949 and 1990 has
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Colonialism & Operetta. Or: What To Do With Leo Fall’s “Die Rose von Stambul”
At the end of March 2020, the Nationaltheater Weimar will host an international conference entitled “Musiktheater und Kolonialismus,” i.e. musical
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De-Nazifying The “Radetzky March” At The 2020 Vienna New Year’s Concert
The New Year’s concert from Vienna, with the Vienna Philharmonic, is a beloved tradition for many. It rarely has anything
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Composer Jerry Herman Dies At Age 88 In Miami
Some will claim that Hello Dolly, Mame or La Cage aux Folles are among the greatest modern operettas in the
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Jean Gilbert (1879-1942) As Part Of The New “Cindy & Bert” Show At Tipi Am Kanzleramt
Composer Jean Gilbert (1879-1942) might have been one of the most successful German operetta stars in the pre-WW1 years, he
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Bringing Back Abraham: “Märchen Im Grand Hotel” At Staatstheater Hannover
It’s hard to believe, but this is actually only the second fully staged production of Paul Abraham’s Märchen im Grand
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The Victor Herbert World Says Goodbye To Restorationist Quade Winter (1951-2019)
The Victor Herbert world says goodbye to one of its restorationists. Quade Winter of Pendleton, Oregon, died of cardiac arrest
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Ready For Her Close-Up: Desirée Nick In “Gräfin Mariza” At Staatstheater Wiesbaden
There’s exciting news coming from Wiesbaden, Germany. The local Hessisches Staatstheater is presenting a new Gräfin Mariza production, directed by
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