“They Haven’t Lost Their Mojo”: The Ohio Light Opera Festival 2023
For the first time in four years, Ohio Light Opera has returned for a full indoor season of shows (though
read moreFor the first time in four years, Ohio Light Opera has returned for a full indoor season of shows (though
read moreIt’s only May, but I’m betting dollars to donuts that this starry production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s seventh comic opera
read more“You’re about to see a flop,” VHRP Artistic Director Alyce Mott impishly teased the packed house a few moments before
read moreIch werde diese Szene nie vergessen. Als sich während eines der Zwischenlockdowns mein Elektriker endlich wieder in meine Wohnung wagte,
read moreKálmáns Gräfin Mariza ist (neben der Csardasfürstin) eine seiner perfektesten, beliebtesten und daher zu Recht jahrein jahraus, landauf landab, im
read moreWhen Linie 1 premiered in West-Berlin back in 1986, three years before the wall came down and East and West
read moreThis is VHRP Artistic Director Alyce Mott’s fourth go-round with Victor Herbert’s popular musical comedy – originally a vehicle for
read moreOperettenfreunde in Österreich haben derzeit einen schweren Stand. Im sogenannten „Mekka der Operette“ in Mörbisch wird, seit Altbeau Alfons Haider
read moreWien war einst Jacques Offenbachs „zweites Paris“. 89 seiner Werke wurden hier aufgeführt, einige davon sogar uraufgeführt. Diese Tradition (ja
read moreAfter a long Corona delay this Fledermaus adaptation by Stefan Huber and Kai Tietje has finally landed in Berlin and
read moreThis updated version of the classic Kálmán operetta premiered on 25 November in Norwegian with English subtitles. “Nothing is lost,
read moreNew Sussex Opera is a self-funding organisation in the south-east of England that specialises in performing rarely heard operas and
read moreIt’s a new dawn in Leipzig. The opera company has a new director, Tobias Wolff, who opened his first season
read moreThe 1926 Kálmán hit Die Zirkusprinzessin – with a libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald and the memorable song
read moreForever branded as Gilbert and Sullivan’s “serious” comic opera, The Yeomen of the Guard is in fact a skilful blend
read moreCharles Court Opera has been described as one of the leading and most versatile chamber music theatre companies in the
read moreLet’s start with the positive side of this: Musikalische Komödie has put forgotten composer Jean Gilbert (1879-1942) back on stage
read moreThe ever-enterprising Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! concluded its shortened season with one of Herbert’s most popular titles, the 1905
read moreThe story of the six-member close harmony group known as Comedian Harmonists – the toast of Germany and elsewhere in
read moreFor a work that, for all its cherishable qualities, can hardly be said to rate as one of Victor Herbert’s
read moreAt Theater Dortmund a new version of Die lustige Witwe presents the Lehár show as “a revue operetta” with a
read moreOnline auditions; canceled flights; efforts to keep cast, orchestra and tech crew members healthy and protected; a scant five days
read moreThe Operette für zwei schwule Tenöre by composer Florian Ludewig and text author Johannes Kram is back in Berlin for
read moreOne should have known this would happen. If you hire the 70-year-old Christoph Marthaler, you get exactly that: Marthaler. He
read moreAfter a very (very!) long wait, Barrie Kosky’s vision of Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers has finally arrived at Berlin’s Komische
read moreThe world of science fiction is somewhat underexplored when it comes to operetta. Even though Offenbach famously wrote Le voyage
read moreWhat if Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, the most famous German language operetta, had been performed incomplete for the last
read moreVermutlich kennen Fans der Mel-Brooks-Filme den ekstatischen Liebesschrei „A Sweet Mystery of Life“ besser als die meisten Operettenfans hierzulande. Denn
read moreKurz nachdem im Spätsommer die lang erwartete (und mehrfach verschobene) Dreigroschenoper am Berliner Ensemble herauskam und ekstatische Reaktionen hervorrief, ging
read moreWith the discovery of the opera Leonce and Lena by Erich Zeisl and, now, the first production of Ralph Benatzky’s
read moreKurt Weill’s “Wintermärchen” Der Silbersee is not exactly an operetta, more of a fairy tale “with music” that tells the
read more“Welcome to the 20s” says the poster for Lila Lied, “The Queer Cabaret” that was presented in Berlin’s SchwuZ. In
read moreOpera della Luna, under the artistic direction of Jeff Clarke, has built a well-deserved reputation for staging inventive productions of
read moreIt’s not unusual for Barrie Kosky to stage something outside of Komische Oper, but usually he doesn’t do it in
read moreThe 27th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival takes place at Buxton every year, before moving on to Harrogate. International even
read moreIt’s impossible to just write a review about the artistic merits (or non-merits) of the new tutti d*amore production that’s
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