What Is The Best “Fledermaus” On Disc?
Ah yes, another Fledermaus recording. As if there aren’t enough already, right? Well, actually, this one from the NDR Radiophilharmonie
read moreAh yes, another Fledermaus recording. As if there aren’t enough already, right? Well, actually, this one from the NDR Radiophilharmonie
read moreIt can be exciting to re-imagine and re-interpret beloved shows: we are witnessing this, again and again, in modern musical
read moreIt’s a weird and wonderful experience to sit in the Tipi-am-Kanzleramt tent, waiting for a performance of Kander & Ebb’s
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
read moreIt’s only a short review of Leo Fall’s Die Kaiserin, I’m afraid. It was too depressing to write more. I
read moreThe nomadic company of Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz has staged a rare, highly successful and most enjoyable revival of Kalman’s 1917
read moreAlan Lareau, Professor of German at the University of Oshkosh and a scholar specialized in the cabaret culture of the
read moreIt doesn’t happen too often that a musicological magazine dedicates an entire issue to “operetta”: with eight short essays dealing
read moreBerlin’s ultra-hip and queer urban magazine Siegessäule has published a hot list of the top 5 films and stage productions
read moreToday, soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf would have celebrated her 100th birthday. That’s a perfect occasion to remember her enormous recorded legacy,
read moreTake a deep breath and prepare yourself: there will be – finally – a new and English language biography of
read moreIt’s always a good time to pay attention to Leo Fall (1873-1925) because his operettas – Der fidele Bauer, Die
read moreAs of 2013, the Austrian operetta festival in Mörbisch—near the Hungarian border—has a new director. Dagmar Schellenberger replaced Harald Serafin
read moreHeterosexuelle Gesangsstudenten entdecken bei Prof. Adam Benzwi von der Berliner Universität der Künste seit 20 Jahren den Schlüssel zur Operette,
read moreThere’s a lot of talk, again, these days about „Operetta Made In Berlin”—how it differs from other German language types
read moreIn der Berliner Theaterszene hängt natürlich immer alles mit allem zusammen. Irgendwie. Was ja auch den besonderen Reiz unserer Hauptstadt
read moreOf course, there have been many recordings of operetta in English before. There’s the famous Decca series featuring Kitty Carlisle,
read moreAls sich am Abend des 2. Dezember 1916, mit wenigen Tagen zeitbedingter Verspätung, der Vorhang im eleganten Theater an der
read moreDie von der Firma Truesoundtranfers herausgegebene Serie mit Aufnahmen der Lustigen Witwe, des Graf von Luxemburg und der Zigeunerliebe in
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