http://operetta-research-center.org/farewell-yvonne-kalman-1936-2025/ The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:54:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 http://operetta-research-center.org/farewell-yvonne-kalman-1936-2025/#comment-14376 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:31:13 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25665#comment-14376 Our Austrian-American Society of Milwaukee did a program some years ago on the life and music of Emmerich. We met Yvonne at one of Kalman’s operettas staged in Chicago. And sent her a video we made of the program in Milwaukee. Despite all the hardships Emmerich endured in his life, the music he left us is so soulful and beautiful and will resound in our hearts forever.

]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/farewell-yvonne-kalman-1936-2025/#comment-14243 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:40:14 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25665#comment-14243 Yes, sadly enough a further charismatic personality of the „old school“ disappeared and with her a lot of knowledge how to do operetta properly (as it was intended to)
A little remark to the picture of the archive of Robert Jarczik: it seems impossible that it is from the 1970ies.
Yvonne is there clearly older than 50, so it is much more likely to be a portrait of the 1990ies…

]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/farewell-yvonne-kalman-1936-2025/#comment-14236 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 11:52:57 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25665#comment-14236 A truly lovely, inspirational lady, I only met her once when she was guest of honour at the first night of one of her father’s operettas; she completely took me over, spending all her free time with me and insisting on buying me drinks! Apart, of course, from discussing her “jet set” life and the operettas! All those who came in contact with her will miss her, as well as sending her thanks for a life well lived!

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