Kálmáns „Marinka“ in Schrumpffassung an der Oper Graz
Irgendwie stehen die in Amerika entstandenen Werke emigrierter Komponisten (ob Korngold, Weill oder Kálmán etc.) in unseren Landen immer noch
read moreIrgendwie stehen die in Amerika entstandenen Werke emigrierter Komponisten (ob Korngold, Weill oder Kálmán etc.) in unseren Landen immer noch
read moreÜbers Thema Operette in der DDR wird in letzter Zeit wieder mehr gesprochen. 2012 gab es in der Ausstellung Welt
read moreI approached this resurrection of The Little Orchestra Society’s 1990s-era Babes in Toyland with some trepidation. Admirable champion of Herbert’s work
read moreAs everyone who’s currently watching season 2 of The Gilded Age knows: marriage in New York City among the super-rich
read moreCamelot had the impossibly difficult task of following behind My Fair Lady in the opus of Lerner and Loewe, and
read moreI have always liked 90 percent of Camelot. And 100 percent of its delicious source material. I am, yes, too
read moreFor the first time in four years, Ohio Light Opera has returned for a full indoor season of shows (though
read more“You’re about to see a flop,” VHRP Artistic Director Alyce Mott impishly teased the packed house a few moments before
read moreThis morning I had an interesting package on my desktop. Complete recordings of The King and I (1994) and South
read moreIn March 2023 there’s a three-day conference in Prague devoted to the question of “Czech Operetta and Its Transnational Context”.
read moreOne of the earliest successful comic operas to come out of America, El Capitan was also the one successful attempt
read moreLet’s start with the positive side of this: Musikalische Komödie has put forgotten composer Jean Gilbert (1879-1942) back on stage
read moreGilbert was born as Max Winterfeld in Hamburg, 11 February 1879. He died in exile in Buenos Aires, 20 December
read moreThe story of the six-member close harmony group known as Comedian Harmonists – the toast of Germany and elsewhere in
read moreI have just been on a very, very happy trip down memory boulevard. For a couple of years of my
read moreMany people have wondered what Barrie Kosky will do next in terms of popular musical theater at Komische Oper, once
read moreWhile German or Austrian theatres regularly programme classic Broadway musicals, Spain’s lyric theatres only rarely enter this attractive universe, though
read moreFinding the best of all possible Candide recordings is hard. Because Leonard Bernstein’s eclectic work from 1956 – his only
read moreAnother Porgy and Bess recording? Pentanone Classics has released highlights conducted by Marin Alsop, taken from a live concert in
read moreIt was originally planned for May 2021, but didn’t happen because of you-know-what. However, Theater für Niedersachen (TfN) didn’t give
read moreHarbinger Records is planning a re-issue – for the first time on CD – of the Smithsonian Institution’s 1981 recording
read moreWhen the Shakespeare adaptation Swingin‘ the Dream opened on Broadway in 1939 it followed Erik Charell’s earlier XXL-sized Broadway hit
read moreGypsy Rose Lee has climbed the laddered stocking of the stripper world, tassel by tassel, and mounted a new summit
read moreWolfgang Jansen has published many books: on the history of revues and revue operettas in the Weimar Republic, on Broadway
read moreWhen Staatsoperette Dresden presented Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus as part of their “Broadway in Dresden” series, in a
read moreAnd now, I would like to talk to you about George London. Yes, I am aware that he didn’t sing
read moreDavid Monod, professor of American social and cultural history, has undertaken a massive challenge in presenting a history of American
read moreIvan Caryll was the principal composer and conductor for the heyday of the Gaiety musical comedy who encouraged the development
read moreDevotees of classic Hollywood musicals – the sort that are the staple of Turner Classic Movies – will know Hungarian
read moreAn updated version of the Aladdin story, rewritten to feature the comedians Dave Montgomery and Fred Stone, Chin-Chin cast its
read moreThere’s a lot happening in the world of theater right now, not just because of Corona and the ongoing lockdown
read moreA burlesque of Longfellow’s poem of the same name, the extravaganza Evangeline followed the trials and tribulations of its heroine
read moreAfter beginning her singing career as a teenager in the chorus of a New York revue, Miss MacDonald (born in
read moreHarvard-educated Henry Wilson Savage was born in New Durham (New Hampshire) on 21 March 1859 and well established as a
read moreA descendant of the painter Henry Inman, Miss Jackson was born in New York on 3 February 1877. She studied
read moreDonald Brian was the bright-eyed and boyish star of more than 20 years of Broadway operettas and musicals, among them the
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