Ethel Merhaut Sings “Bittersweet” Operetta For Sony Masterworks
It’s astonishing that Sony Masterworks is releasing an album of operetta songs – in jazz arrangements! Presented by the young
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“Swapping The Canon” To Dismantle Racism & Hetero-Cis-Patriarchy? Proposals For Higher Education In The USA
There’s a lot happening in the world of theater right now, not just because of Corona and the ongoing lockdown
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“Grüezi” In Burgäschi & Zurich. Or: The Swiss Answer To “Im weißen Rössl”
Just when you think there cannot, possibly, be any more Im weißen Rössl stuff coming your way – there is!
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“Maske in Blau” In Baden: With Uli Scherbel As A Tap-Dancing Hero
The small spa town of Baden-bei-Wien, 26 kilometers south-west of Vienna and with a population of 26,000, boasts a 500
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How Do You Solve A Problem Like “Saison in Salzburg”? The New Production In Ischl
The Lehár Festival in Ischl just presented a new production of Fred Raymond’s Saison in Salzburg – as a colorful
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A New Biogragphy Of Charles Amberg – Lyricist Of “Clivia”
Charles Amberg (1894-1946) is not exactly a household name today, and even dedicated operetta fans will be hard pressed to
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“Leichte Muse im Wandel der Zeit”: A Conference On Nazi Operetta In Nuremberg
Nuremberg is a special place for a conference that wishes to examine “Operetta in Nazi Times.” Because the so called
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“Ich reiß’ mir eine Wimper aus”: How To Revive Operettas From The Nazi Era
It is an inventive new approach to an old question: how do we deal with the ideological baggage of operettas
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Performing Operettas From Nazi-Times Today: Interview With Jakob Brenner
In Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, the Theater der Altmark will present a new production of Fred Raymond’s Maske in Blau. It’s
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Uli Scherbel Talks Operetta
At the 18th edition of the Schönebecker Operettensommer there’s a brand new Maske in Blau to be seen. While the
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Is “Maske in Blau” Worth Reviving?
Why Fred Raymond’s Maske in Blau (1937) is so popular right now, is anyone’s guess. But the show that contains
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Fred Raymond: A New Official Homepage
Fred Raymond was one of the most successful operetta composers in Germany between 1933 and 1945. His Maske in Blau
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“Welt der Operette: Glamour, Stars und Showbusiness”
This big and lavishly illustrated coffee table book appears as a companion to an exhibition at the Österreichischer Theatermuseum in
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Gefährliches Gift: Die „authentische“ Operette und was aus ihr nach 1933 wurde
Wie konnte das geschehen? Wie konnte aus der aktuellen, witzigen, frivolen und vor allem internationalen Kunstform Operette, die speziell in
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„Kitschig, campy und unvorstellbar schön…“
Wie konnte das geschehen? Wie konnte aus der aktuellen, witzigen, frivolen und vorwiegend austrojudäischen Kunstform Operette, die speziell in den
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