“Jery und Bätely” From Malmö: Operas & Operettas By Women Composers
Women opera and operetta composers are often even more in the shadows than women composers in general, and if it
read moreWomen opera and operetta composers are often even more in the shadows than women composers in general, and if it
read moreAnyone taking a close look at the oeuvre list of Franz von Suppé (1819-1895) in search for an opera entitled
read moreWhen it comes to Naxos and operetta, and Johann Strauss shows in particular, the famous budget label has a rather
read moreOn a sunny summer afternoon last year I had a long inspiring conversation about Richard Genée (1823-1895) with two operetta
read more“Blindekuh”, literally “blind cow”, is the German term for the “blind man’s buff” game – and it is the title
read moreAs part of their Johann Strauss “rediscovery series” the label Naxos is releasing the 1878 operetta Blindekuh which premiered at
read moreRecently, conductor Dario Salvi performed Franz von Suppé’s one-act Die schöne Galathée (1865) in the UK, in English. It was
read moreAs a conductor and operetta researcher, I have been working, for the last month or so, on restoring the orchestral
read moreIt’s not very often that off-the-beaten-track Viennese operetta is performed in the USA nowadays, with the possible exception of Ohio
read moreIn 1916 two of the leading exponents of the Yiddish Theater of New York got together to work on one
read moreNew operas are hard to come by these days—at least that is what I have always been told. Finding an
read moreIt’s quite a miracle: a full cast album of Franz von Suppé’s exotic Die Afrikareise, recorded live and in an
read moreThe enthusiasm is impressive and a role model, no doubt: conductor Dario Salvi got so excited about Franz von Suppé’s
read moreDario Salvi has reconstructed Franz von Suppe’s operetta Die Afrikareise (A Trip to Africa) in a ground breaking project with
read moreWithin the next couple of years A Trip To Africa (Die Afrikareise), widely considered to be Franz von Suppe’s best
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