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“Frau Luna” Returns as a Glittering Utopia

kevin — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:26:48 +0000

When this production of Paul Lincke’s classic Frau Luna opened in Berlin ten years ago, it was one among many

kevin — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:20:37 +0000

Der Theaterhistoriker Wolfgang Jansen widmet sich in seinem neuen Buch der Geschichte des Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin, in der Zeit 1945

kevin — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:46:02 +0000

You could say this is rather daring (and wonderful): bringing Paul Lincke’s 1905 extravaganza Prinzess Rosine – which includes a

kevin — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:08:22 +0000

Great news from the German operetta market: the 2021 Operette für zwei schwule Tenöre (“Operetta for two gay tenors”) is

kevin — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:10:47 +0000

It’s the third attempt in Berlin to breathe new life into the forgotten sub-genre “Heiteres Musiktheater der DDR”, i.e. musicals

kevin — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 12:04:30 +0000

In der Neuen Nationalgalerie in Berlin ist derzeit die Ausstellung Josephine Baker. Icon in Motion zu sehen. Sie beschäftigt sich

kevin — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 15:51:11 +0000

It’s announced as a “rarity“ – and it certainly is. The Winterstein Theater in Annaberg-Buchholz in Saxony/Germany will present Hugo

kevin — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 10:13:12 +0000

Anyone interested in Paul Ábrahám will have known – or will have heard – that Karin Meesmann has been working

kevin — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:46:16 +0000

When Linie 1 premiered in West-Berlin back in 1986, three years before the wall came down and East and West

kevin — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 11:09:54 +0000

This newly issued 2020 recording from CPO has rarely been out of my CD player since it arrived: it is

kevin — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 16:56:58 +0000

The history of Berliner Großes Schauspielhaus – birthplace of the great 1920s Eric Charell revues and especially of Im weißen

kevin — Tue, 17 May 2022 20:57:05 +0000

This update of the original 1879 Carl Millöcker operetta was created by Paul Knepler and Ignaz M Welleminsky who turned