Comments on: Ushering in a New Era: “Dollarprinzessin” at Musikalische Komödie Leipzig

By: ERNESTO G. OPPICELLI

ERNESTO G. OPPICELLI — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:39:39 +0000

… let me add … you write ‘Compared with companies such as Ohio Light Opera you could say that, here, there’s a bigger and better orchestra’ … this makes me smile and thinks BUT this excellent orchestra play the original Fall’s orche
strations? This operetta is just wonderful with the Leo Fall sound. I don’t care to think that this new production is ‘wonderful’, for me it isn’t just because there’s no respect for the original work and LEO FALL is indeed one of the best orchestrators in the world of operettas … but nowadays everyone has the duty of insulting with the intelligent powers they have.

By: ERNESTO G. OPPICELLI

ERNESTO G. OPPICELLI — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:39:09 +0000

Sorry, sorry, sorry – I read the above article again and PLEASE do cancel my previous opinion. Leipzig and the new authors do not deserve any positive reaction. Leo Fall, considerign ‘Dynasty’ and the new idea, disappears and the story is the usual story of the theatre today – too many assassins:

By: ERNESTO G. OPPICELLI

ERNESTO G. OPPICELLI — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 09:38:52 +0000

YES, I am glad to read your article, dear Mr. Clarke, and to notice operettas are shown as they really ‘are’. The great name of LEO FALL ought to be respected and you know what I mean – his orchestrations must not be changed conducting the operetta into another world. Fall was so ‘bravo – bravissimo’ in colouring the orchestra with the operettic spirit (I may also say he was the best of all!!!) … I mean Operettas are to be taken as they are – better: as they ‘were’ – the assassins are too many in the theatres today. Non se ne può più. Quindi evviva Ohio(even with an orchestra far being similarly to the Accademia di Santa Cecilia! ) as well as cpo for their respect to the original works. Bene, speriamo – sorry: Well, let’s hope that even in Germany and Austria we may count on beautiful performance …