Operetta Research Center » Cole Porter

New Art is True Art: Kurt Weill’s “One Touch of Venus”

kevin — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:19:41 +0000

When Staatsoperette Dresden presented Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus as part of their “Broadway in Dresden” series, in a

kevin — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 19:47:21 +0000

A scratchy, smoky voice with a Scottish accent, and a piano: Christine Bovill’s latest show at Bar jeder Vernunft

kevin — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 08:04:13 +0000

Enterprising Ohio Light Opera, ever devoted to ‘authentic’ productions from the world of musical comedy and operetta, seems to go

kevin — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:55:28 +0000

The Ohio Light Opera – that lovably enduring shrine to operetta and musical theater – just gets better and better

kevin — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:00:55 +0000

Barrie Kosky’s first foray into the Broadway musical at the Komische Oper was Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate in 2008,

kevin — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:46:14 +0000

In their 2015 summer season, the Ohio Light Opera presented the original stage version of Cole Porter’s Can-Can. It’s a

kevin — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 16:52:30 +0000

Though an unfortunate scheduling conflict prevented my attending this delightful company’s second annual symposium as I did last year, I

kevin — Wed, 27 May 2015 12:43:19 +0000

Yes, Mr. John Wilson and his orchestra are at it again. After they presented Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate at

kevin — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:57:07 +0000

Last Friday at New York’s Town Hall marked a major event for historians of musical theatre. For one night only,