Operetta Research Center » New articles & reviews http://operetta-research-center.org The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:23:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Pure Viagra: Pablo Luna’s “Benamor” Triumphs at Theater an der Wien http://operetta-research-center.org/real-queerness-pablo-lunas-benamor-triumphs-theater-der-wien/ http://operetta-research-center.org/real-queerness-pablo-lunas-benamor-triumphs-theater-der-wien/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:42:04 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25818 Like Berlin, Madrid in the Golden Twenties was a hotspot of nightlife and a queer mecca. On the evening of

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/real-queerness-pablo-lunas-benamor-triumphs-theater-der-wien/feed/ 1 “Frau Luna” Returns as a Glittering Utopia http://operetta-research-center.org/frau-luna-returns-glittering-utopia/ http://operetta-research-center.org/frau-luna-returns-glittering-utopia/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:26:48 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25811 When this production of Paul Lincke’s classic Frau Luna opened in Berlin ten years ago, it was one among many

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/frau-luna-returns-glittering-utopia/feed/ 0 The Return of “Ennobled” Operetta: Lehár, Thielemann, and an Unlearned Lesson http://operetta-research-center.org/staatsoper-unter-den-linden-neujahrskonzert-christian-thielemann-lehar/ http://operetta-research-center.org/staatsoper-unter-den-linden-neujahrskonzert-christian-thielemann-lehar/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:01:10 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25792 Berlin was—and in many ways still is—a center of operetta innovation. A reminder: in the 1920s, crucial impulses for renewing

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/staatsoper-unter-den-linden-neujahrskonzert-christian-thielemann-lehar/feed/ 0 “Der Schokoladensoldat” – Oscar Straus at Herbsttage Blindenmarkt http://operetta-research-center.org/der-schokoladensoldat-oscar-straus-herbsttage/ http://operetta-research-center.org/der-schokoladensoldat-oscar-straus-herbsttage/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:40:31 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25627 Das Publikum von Blindenmarkt sowie alle Operettenfreunde, die von weit her dorthin gepilgert sind, werden hier dankenswerterweise mit einem ihm

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/der-schokoladensoldat-oscar-straus-herbsttage/feed/ 0 “Messeschlager Gisela” Revived in Cottbus – Without the Queer Elements http://operetta-research-center.org/messeschlager-gisela-revived-cottbus-without-queer-element/ http://operetta-research-center.org/messeschlager-gisela-revived-cottbus-without-queer-element/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:50:09 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25641 What was working life like in state-owned enterprises (Volkseigene Betriebe = VEB) in the DDR around 1960 – what dreams

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/messeschlager-gisela-revived-cottbus-without-queer-element/feed/ 0 The Tragedy of Josepha and Leopold: “Im weißen Rössl“ in Braunschweig http://operetta-research-center.org/tragedy-josepha-leopold-im-weisen-rossl-braunschweig/ http://operetta-research-center.org/tragedy-josepha-leopold-im-weisen-rossl-braunschweig/#comments Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:39:21 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25447 In Braunschweig, Germany, a new production of Im weißen Rössl by stage director Immo Karaman is causing quite a bit

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/tragedy-josepha-leopold-im-weisen-rossl-braunschweig/feed/ 0 Extra ordinär? Das „Mozart“-Musical von Kunze/Levay in München http://operetta-research-center.org/extra-ordinar-das-neue-mozart-musical-von-sylvester-levay-und-michael-kunze-inszeniert-von-andreas-gergen/ http://operetta-research-center.org/extra-ordinar-das-neue-mozart-musical-von-sylvester-levay-und-michael-kunze-inszeniert-von-andreas-gergen/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2024 10:29:24 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25328 Regisseur Andreas Gergen scheitert im Prinzregententheater an einer zeitgemäßen Neudeutung von Michael Kunzes und Sylvester Levays Mozart!-Musical. Zunächst zum Positiven:

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/extra-ordinar-das-neue-mozart-musical-von-sylvester-levay-und-michael-kunze-inszeniert-von-andreas-gergen/feed/ 0 “Strike Up the Band”: Gershwin Mixed with Gilbert & Sullivan http://operetta-research-center.org/strike-band-gershwin-mixed-gilbert-sullivan/ http://operetta-research-center.org/strike-band-gershwin-mixed-gilbert-sullivan/#comments Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:50:08 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25274 Director/conductor Ted Sperling has again done George and Ira Gershwin proud with his one-night performance of the first of the

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/strike-band-gershwin-mixed-gilbert-sullivan/feed/ 1 Ohio Light Opera: The 2024 Saison in Wooster http://operetta-research-center.org/2024-saison-ohio-light-opera-harry-forbes/ http://operetta-research-center.org/2024-saison-ohio-light-opera-harry-forbes/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:27:53 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25201 In the decade or so that I’ve been attending Ohio Light Opera’s summer season of operettas and musicals, I continue

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/2024-saison-ohio-light-opera-harry-forbes/feed/ 0 “Ein Walzertraum” as This Year’s Summer Spectacle in Neustrelitz http://operetta-research-center.org/ein-walzertraum-years-summer-spectacle-neustrelitz/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ein-walzertraum-years-summer-spectacle-neustrelitz/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:06:43 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25156 The out-door operetta festival in the castle gardens of Neustrelitz – an hour north of Berlin – is offering Oscar

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ein-walzertraum-years-summer-spectacle-neustrelitz/feed/ 0 “The Sorcerer” at Wilton’s Music Hall in London http://operetta-research-center.org/sorcerer-wiltons-music-hall-london-charles-court-opera/ http://operetta-research-center.org/sorcerer-wiltons-music-hall-london-charles-court-opera/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:25:03 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25106 Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘comic opera’ The Sorcerer is a comparatively early work, coming between Trial By Jury and HMS Pinafore and

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/sorcerer-wiltons-music-hall-london-charles-court-opera/feed/ 0 “Messeschager Gisela” – Axel Ranisch Stages Gerd Natschinski’s 1960 Hit http://operetta-research-center.org/ddr-operette-messeschager-gisela-rendezvous-gerd-natschinski-axel-ranisch-adam-benzwi/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ddr-operette-messeschager-gisela-rendezvous-gerd-natschinski-axel-ranisch-adam-benzwi/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:10:47 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25085 It’s the third attempt in Berlin to breathe new life into the forgotten sub-genre “Heiteres Musiktheater der DDR”, i.e. musicals

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