Operetta Research Center » Franz Lehár

The Return of “Ennobled” Operetta: Lehár, Thielemann, and an Unlearned Lesson

kevin — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:01:10 +0000

Berlin was—and in many ways still is—a center of operetta innovation. A reminder: in the 1920s, crucial impulses for renewing

kevin — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:40:31 +0000

Das Publikum von Blindenmarkt sowie alle Operettenfreunde, die von weit her dorthin gepilgert sind, werden hier dankenswerterweise mit einem ihm

kevin — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:26:58 +0000

To speak of the genre of Viennese operetta as having a kind of Hegelian spirit, with a life course from

kevin — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:27:53 +0000

In the decade or so that I’ve been attending Ohio Light Opera’s summer season of operettas and musicals, I continue

kevin — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:26:12 +0000

Übers Thema Operette in der DDR wird in letzter Zeit wieder mehr gesprochen. 2012 gab es in der Ausstellung Welt

kevin — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:55:25 +0000

Franz Lehár’s 1929 hit Das Land des Lächelns, written for star tenor Richard Tauber and containing the ever popular “Dein

kevin — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 10:13:12 +0000

Anyone interested in Paul Ábrahám will have known – or will have heard – that Karin Meesmann has been working

kevin — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:55:31 +0000

In the past, Barrie Kosky has shunned the works of Franz Lehár. His operetta focus has been on works by

kevin — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:15:35 +0000

One should have known this would happen. If you hire the 70-year-old Christoph Marthaler, you get exactly that: Marthaler. He

kevin — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:27:26 +0000

The premiere of the new production of Lehár’s last operetta Giuditta is coming up at Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. It’s

kevin — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:47:38 +0000

The English author Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) is best known as a novelist and playwright. He also kept a journal in

kevin — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:52:20 +0000

Of course he wasn’t going to present his last season as intendant of Komische Oper Berlin via Zoom or only