Operetta Research Center » Budapesti Operettszínház

Pongrác Kacsóh (1873–1923): A Life at the Intersection of Natural Sciences and Music

kevin — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 21:11:12 +0000

At the beginning of the 20th century, a Singspiel, János vitéz, premiered at the Király Theatre and became a milestone

kevin — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:15:30 +0000

József Hűvös Botfai (1848-1914), originally from Nagykanizsa, moved to Budapest, where he became a respected lawyer, an adviser to the

kevin — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:20:51 +0000

The Hungarian “Monarchia Operett” (Monarchy Operetta Company [1]), under the artistic direction of dance comedian and costume designer Péter Erik

kevin — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:46:27 +0000

Theater memoirs are rarely published in Hungary, mostly because they are not being written. The entangled interpersonal relationships of artistic

kevin — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:06:37 +0000

Operetta appears more and more frequently in scientific discourse, but what about revues and variety shows? It’s a new field

kevin — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 23:08:20 +0000

Mind the apostrophes! The recent revival of Paul Lincke’s Frau Luna at Tipi am Kanzleramt is a firm reference point

kevin — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 09:03:19 +0000

We recently reported on the new Emmerich Kálmán Research Centre that will open in Budapest. It’s an academic institution funded

kevin — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 18:48:27 +0000

I have just seen the much-heralded Budapest Operetta Theatre’s re-imagining of Kálmán’s 1928 musical mashup, Die Herzogin von Chicago, at

kevin — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 07:35:27 +0000

It was a dazzling party: Yvonne Kalman celebrated her 80th birthday last week-end in Budapest as a big gala event,

kevin — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 13:47:13 +0000

On Nagymezó, the historic theatre street of Budapest, a bronze statue of operetta composer Emmerich Kálmán sits on the end

kevin — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 09:57:07 +0000

Over 100 years after its world-premiere, Emmerich Kálmán’s The Csárdás Princess comes to London once more on 28 November 2016.

kevin — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:51:32 +0000

In February 2017, theater historian Dr. Wolfgang Jansen is organizing a conference on the topic of “Popular musical theatre under