Wolfgang Jansen’s New Book About Musicals Vs. Operetta: An Interview With The Author
Wolfgang Jansen has published many books: on the history of revues and revue operettas in the Weimar Republic, on Broadway
read moreWolfgang Jansen has published many books: on the history of revues and revue operettas in the Weimar Republic, on Broadway
read moreIn 2013 and 2016 the University of British Columbia performed two of Emmerich Kálmán’s early symphonic poems, Saturnalia and Endre
read moreThe Austrian newspaper Der Standard has added a forgotten film operetta to their DVD series “Der österreichische Film”, a movie
read moreThe 2nd wave Corona lockdown has made operetta performances virtually impossible in many countries, and it looks like it might
read moreDevotees of classic Hollywood musicals – the sort that are the staple of Turner Classic Movies – will know Hungarian
read moreThere’s a lot happening in the world of theater right now, not just because of Corona and the ongoing lockdown
read moreThe Zurich Opera presented its new Csardasfürstin on Friday, after a long Corona delay. As compensation for the waiting, the
read moreHarvard-educated Henry Wilson Savage was born in New Durham (New Hampshire) on 21 March 1859 and well established as a
read moreThere’s an increasingly firece discussion about supposed “racism” in operetta. Recently, a production of Franz Lehár’s Land des Lächelns at
read moreIt’s going to happen: Berlin will get an “Exilmuseum,” a museum dedicated to the stories of those who went into
read moreThe other day I had a long transatlantic phone conversation with an US-American operetta researcher I greatly admire for his
read moreIn 1924 Betty Fischer created one of the greatest operetta roles of the 20th century: Gräfin Mariza in Emmerich Kálmán’s
read moreIt doesn’t happen often that an operetta composer gets that much attention in the general media, certainly the Germany language
read moreThe Drama Review (TDR) is planning a special issue on the developments in the German theater scene from 2010 to
read moreKálmán’s 1920 Viennese hit Das Hollandweibchen is a special work that marks a turning point in the composer’s long career.
read moreEmmerich Kálmáns Graf Tassilo (Gräfin Mariza, Buch Julius Brammer / Alfred Grünwald) verkörpert einen Typus, den das Publikum der Uraufführung
read moreThere’s exciting news coming from Wiesbaden, Germany. The local Hessisches Staatstheater is presenting a new Gräfin Mariza production, directed by
read moreThe operetta festival in Bad Ischl has ended its 2019 summer season with an 8 percent increase in audience numbers,
read moreThe staging of musical-dramatic works in the late nineteenth century was dominated by operetta, which effectively dictated the programmes of
read moreFans of musical theater and operetta will not find a richer, more concentrated banquet of their favorite entertainment than that
read moreConsidering that there are not that many new books on operetta in English, one must greet Derek B. Scott’s fresh-off-the-press
read moreThere’s a wonderful interview with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in which she talks about her student days in Berlin. She mentions that
read moreKálmán’s Faschingsfee started her phenomenal career abroad, to be exact: in Budapest and New York City. First the show premiered
read more“The Gay Hussars”? I admit, the title of the 1909 Broadway version of Emmerich Kalman’s first operetta hit Tatájárás caught
read moreMind the apostrophes! The recent revival of Paul Lincke’s Frau Luna at Tipi am Kanzleramt is a firm reference point
read moreKálmán composed Kaiserin Josephine after his ‘regular’ first night theater, the Theater an der Wien, had gone bankrupt as a
read moreOn Saturday, October 20, exactly 90 years after its world premiere, the curtain will rise on Emmerich Kálmán’s Die Herzogin
read moreOn 20 October, Theater Magdeburg premieres a new production of Kalman’s Gräfin Mariza. The composer’s daughter Yvonne is expected as
read moreRecently, a review of a new Land des Lächelns production by Guy Montavon at Oper Wuppertal sparked a debate about
read moreIn the case of an artist of the caliber of Katharine Mehrling it’s obviously worth sticking around until the very
read moreIt can be exciting to re-imagine and re-interpret beloved shows: we are witnessing this, again and again, in modern musical
read moreEnterprising Ohio Light Opera, ever devoted to ‘authentic’ productions from the world of musical comedy and operetta, seems to go
read moreIt’s this time of year when theaters around Germany and Austria are advertising their upcoming productions for the 2018/19 season.
read moreEvery self-respecting operetta company needs a production of one of the 20th century’s greatest operettas: Kalman’s Die Csardasfürstin. Whether Dresden
read moreIn a 2018 essay entitled Das Webvideo als Flaschenpost, or “the web video as message in a bottle,” Chris Tedjasukmana
read moreEmmerich Kálmán’s Die Faschingsfee had a very chequered history in its first few years. It was first seen in Budapest
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