Comments on: “Die Perlen der Cleopatra”: Updating Oscar Straus For Berlin http://operetta-research-center.org/die-perlen-der-cleopatra-updating-oscar-straus/ The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:54:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Robert Wennersten http://operetta-research-center.org/die-perlen-der-cleopatra-updating-oscar-straus/#comment-3185 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 08:24:18 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=11403#comment-3185 There was a period of about 5 to 6 years during which neither Massary nor Pallenberg made any recordings. It began around 1921 and lasted until the Pompadour revival. I’ve never found an explanation for this but suspect it had to do with royalty payments.

]]> By: Jackie Ealy http://operetta-research-center.org/die-perlen-der-cleopatra-updating-oscar-straus/#comment-3178 Sun, 11 Dec 2016 16:07:40 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=11403#comment-3178 Fantastic! When will someone bring Kosky, Benwi, and Menzel to the US?

]]> By: John Groves http://operetta-research-center.org/die-perlen-der-cleopatra-updating-oscar-straus/#comment-3176 Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:00:35 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=11403#comment-3176 I cannot imagine Tauber as Silvius!!! Or rather, I can – and I don’t want to!!! And the Livestream was/is superb, especially the sound. I’m so glad I have booked to see it twice!!

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