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A Trip Back To The 1920s: Ben Zimmermann’s “Höchste Eisenbahn“ Album

kevin — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:37:10 +0000

This CD entitled Höchste Eisenbahn by actor Ben Zimmermann and pianist Mark McNeill is called a „Doku Revue der Goldenen

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Are We Finally Rediscovering Victor Hollaender?

kevin — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:46:42 +0000

No, the orientalist silent film orgy Sumurun, filmed in the Ufa studios in Berlin-Tempelhof in 1920, doesn’t need to be

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90 Years Ago “Der blaue Engel” Premiered – With Operetta Star Marlene Dietrich

kevin — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:42:01 +0000

Today, 90 years ago on 1 April 1930, the famous film Der blaue Engel premiered in Berlin’s Gloria Palace. It

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“Ich wollt’ ich wär’ ein Huhn “: Tackling Toxic Nazi Era Material At Komische Oper Berlin

kevin — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 13:19:28 +0000

It’s a daring and adventurous undertaking: while everyone else is busy with “The (New) Twenties” these days, Komische Oper Berlin

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Dagmar Manzel’s New Solo Album “Sehnsucht” – With Three Paul Abraham Tracks

kevin — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 22:19:49 +0000

The fact that Dagmar Manzel has been involved in the Weimar Republic operetta revival at Komische Oper Berlin from the

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Desirée Nick: Blandine Ebinger Reloaded

kevin — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:35:47 +0000

Dass Desirée Nick eine überlebensgroße Glamourpersönlichkeit ist, die sich im Dschungel, Big-Brother-Container und im Notfall auch auf der Opernbühne mit

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Victor Hollaender and Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater: A Transatlantic Affair (Part 1)

kevin — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:42:06 +0000

America’s popular music tradition is often referred to as the “Great American Songbook,” a national heritage. A focus on its

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Victor Hollaender and Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater: A Transatlantic Affair (Part 2)

kevin — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 21:45:48 +0000

Victor Hollaender described his first American sojourn and the German-American scene of Milwaukee in his memoirs, which were published in

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Victor Hollaender: The Musical Voice of Wilhelmine Berlin

kevin — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 14:25:48 +0000

Alan Lareau, Professor of German at the University of Oshkosh and a scholar specialized in the cabaret culture of the

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