Operetta Research Center » Gärtnerplatz Theater http://operetta-research-center.org The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:23:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Johann Strauss II’s “Waldmeister”: A Quirky Comedy of Errors Live http://operetta-research-center.org/cpo-johann-strauss-ii-waldmeister-gartnerplatztheater-munchen-cd-live/ http://operetta-research-center.org/cpo-johann-strauss-ii-waldmeister-gartnerplatztheater-munchen-cd-live/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2025 13:26:53 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25692 The world—including the music world—celebrates Johann Strauss II’s 200th birthday in 2025. Exhibitions, new books such as the crime novel

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/cpo-johann-strauss-ii-waldmeister-gartnerplatztheater-munchen-cd-live/feed/ 0 Hahn Meets “Hairspray,” Or: Some Very Queer Operetta Offerings http://operetta-research-center.org/hahn-meets-hairspray-queer-operetta-offerings/ http://operetta-research-center.org/hahn-meets-hairspray-queer-operetta-offerings/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:39:04 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25131 Just as the season in Germany is about to close, two new operetta productions hit the stage that give cause

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/hahn-meets-hairspray-queer-operetta-offerings/feed/ 0 Bernsteins “Candide“ im Musiktheater an der Wien http://operetta-research-center.org/bernsteins-candide-musiktheater-an-der-wien/ http://operetta-research-center.org/bernsteins-candide-musiktheater-an-der-wien/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:47:46 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25022 Zu Beginn seiner Amtszeit hatte der neue Intendant des Musiktheaters an der Wien, Stefan Herheim, programmatisch verkündet, dass er jedes

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/bernsteins-candide-musiktheater-an-der-wien/feed/ 0 Operetten-Gesamtaufnahmen der letzten zehn Jahre: Ein Überblick http://operetta-research-center.org/operetten-gesamtaufnahmen-der-letzten-zehn-jahre-ein-uberblick/ http://operetta-research-center.org/operetten-gesamtaufnahmen-der-letzten-zehn-jahre-ein-uberblick/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:00:46 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=23185 Operette hat Konjunktur. In den letzten Jahren sind (meist beim Label cpo) rund zwei Dutzend Aufnahmen auf CD erschienen, meist

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/operetten-gesamtaufnahmen-der-letzten-zehn-jahre-ein-uberblick/feed/ 1 Tackling A Tauber Role: Sebastian Kohlhepp In “Schön ist die Welt” From The Bavarian State Opera http://operetta-research-center.org/tackling-tauber-role-sebastian-kohlhepp-schon-ist-die-welt-bavarian-state-opera/ http://operetta-research-center.org/tackling-tauber-role-sebastian-kohlhepp-schon-ist-die-welt-bavarian-state-opera/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:15:32 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21312 Okay, Munich has the Gärtnerplatztheater and thus a center of operetta “maintenance” in Germany which competes with Staatsoperette Dresden, Musikalische

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/tackling-tauber-role-sebastian-kohlhepp-schon-ist-die-welt-bavarian-state-opera/feed/ 0 “Barbarella” Meets “Vetter aus Dingsda” At Gärtnerplatztheater Munich http://operetta-research-center.org/barbarella-meets-vetter-aus-dingsda-gartnerplatztheater-munich/ http://operetta-research-center.org/barbarella-meets-vetter-aus-dingsda-gartnerplatztheater-munich/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:38:02 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21079 One of the things that irritates me about Richard Traubner’s book Operetta: A Theatrical History is the way he dismisses

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/barbarella-meets-vetter-aus-dingsda-gartnerplatztheater-munich/feed/ 0 Too Many New Covid-19 Infections: Komische Oper Berlin Cancels Its “Blume von Hawaii” Live Stream http://operetta-research-center.org/komische-oper-berlin-cancels-blume-von-hawaii-live-stream/ http://operetta-research-center.org/komische-oper-berlin-cancels-blume-von-hawaii-live-stream/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:20:28 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21069 After rumors had already started circulating, it’s now official: Komische Oper Berlin has cancelled its live stream of Paul Abraham’s

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/komische-oper-berlin-cancels-blume-von-hawaii-live-stream/feed/ 0 Here Comes “Blume von Hawaii” As A Live Stream From Komische Oper Berlin http://operetta-research-center.org/komische-oper-berlin-offers-blume-von-hawaii-live-stream/ http://operetta-research-center.org/komische-oper-berlin-offers-blume-von-hawaii-live-stream/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:17:07 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20959 Yeehaw! Komische Oper Berlin has finally awoken from its Sleeping Beauty Corona mode; the company has decided to offer something

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/vetter-aus-dingsda-premieres-online-gartnerplatztheater-munich/feed/ 2 A Christmas Marathon Of Operetta Streams: From “Frau Luna” To “Cinderella” And Offenbach http://operetta-research-center.org/christmas-marathon-operetta-streams-frau-luna-cinderella-offenbach/ http://operetta-research-center.org/christmas-marathon-operetta-streams-frau-luna-cinderella-offenbach/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:05:20 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21094 It seems that the operetta scene is finally awaking to the possibilities of the internet as a chance to overcome

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/christmas-marathon-operetta-streams-frau-luna-cinderella-offenbach/feed/ 0 When Theaters Stay Closed, Operettas Go Online – Not Just In Budapest http://operetta-research-center.org/theaters-stay-closed-operettas-go-online-just-budapest/ http://operetta-research-center.org/theaters-stay-closed-operettas-go-online-just-budapest/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2020 11:10:19 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20840 The 2nd wave Corona lockdown has made operetta performances virtually impossible in many countries, and it looks like it might

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/theaters-stay-closed-operettas-go-online-just-budapest/feed/ 0 Waiting For Offenbach In Times Of A New Corona Lockdown: So What Happens Now? http://operetta-research-center.org/waiting-offenbach-times-corona-happens-now/ http://operetta-research-center.org/waiting-offenbach-times-corona-happens-now/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:00:01 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20774 You could say it’s a bitter irony: ever since theaters in Germany re-opened after the summer, Barrie Kosky has said

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