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
read moreIt’s astonishing that Sony Masterworks is releasing an album of operetta songs – in jazz arrangements! Presented by the young
read moreAls das Dreimäderlhaus am 15. Januar 1916 im Wiener Raimundtheater in Premiere ging waren die Kritiken gespalten. Denn Komponist Heinrich
read moreBorn in Caracas, Venezuela, on 9 August, 1874, Reynaldo Hahn was the elegant, soigné composer whose work for the French
read moreWhen the Shakespeare adaptation Swingin‘ the Dream opened on Broadway in 1939 it followed Erik Charell’s earlier XXL-sized Broadway hit
read moreThe gimmick with which the West End revival of Sasha Regan’s Pirates of Penzance at the Palace Theatre was recently
read moreThe Austrian newspaper Der Standard has added a forgotten film operetta to their DVD series “Der österreichische Film”, a movie
read moreBeim Verlag Königshausen & Neumann ist soeben in zwei Bänden Musik und Gesellschaft erschienen, mit den Schlagwörtern „Marktplätze – Kampfzonen
read moreMost operetta fans will know David Slattery-Christy as the biographer of Ivor Novello (1893-1951) and as a tireless champion of
read moreWohlbrück or Walbrook? Adolf or Anton? Whatever you choose to call him, the actor known under two names was one
read moreIn 2007, a music manager in the US started a blog called Barihunks, dedicated to hunky baritones. Over the years,
read moreThe Drama Review (TDR) is planning a special issue on the developments in the German theater scene from 2010 to
read moreSome will claim that Hello Dolly, Mame or La Cage aux Folles are among the greatest modern operettas in the
read moreNo one can really claim that there is not an abundance of exciting Offenbach literature that has been published since
read moreSo here it is, the world’s “first gay opera guide,” or so the publisher claims. It’s a small Berlin based
read moreThere’s exciting news coming from Wiesbaden, Germany. The local Hessisches Staatstheater is presenting a new Gräfin Mariza production, directed by
read moreThe one-act l‘île de Tulipatan, written by Jacques Offenbach with his librettists Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru in 1868 for
read moreHow do you solve a problem like – operetta? The question has been asked many times over, especially since so
read moreAt Komische Oper Berlin, Paul Ábrahám’s ‘last’ operetta premiered in a new production by Stefan Huber, with a newly arranged
read moreWith an Offenbach conference coming up in June in Cologne that includes a section dedicated to “Discourses and Identities” and
read moreFinally – and that’s really the only appropriate word for it: finally the updated 1950s movie version of Die Fledermaus,
read moreIvor Novello’s World War 2 hit The Dancing Years has finally been made available in a ‘first complete recording’ by
read moreMind the apostrophes! The recent revival of Paul Lincke’s Frau Luna at Tipi am Kanzleramt is a firm reference point
read moreLast week the international operetta research world gathered in Leeds for a conference which was – nothing short of remarkable!
read moreA combination of circumstances led me, a year or three ago, to a little coven of enthusiasts fascinated by the
read moreBack in 2014, corresponding with the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Schwules Museum in Berlin offered
read moreFrom 10 to 12 January 2019 the University of Leeds is hosting an international operetta conference entitled Gaiety, Glitz and
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 recent article for The Times, Jamie Stoker reported on casting for London’s Magic Mike Live. The headline says
read moreIt started out as a small concert performance at Schwules Museum in Berlin in the context of a Siegfried Wagner
read moreThere is a Facebook group out there called Adonises of the Silver Screen. It offers amazing photos of and anecdotes
read moreIt’s interesting how you can have a full cast recording sitting on your CD shelf for decades, and it never
read moreRecently, gender and diversity Prof. Simon Dickel gave an interview on Deutschlandfunk talking about his new book Queer Cinema which
read moreThe format of the cabaret operetta has fallen out of favor, somewhat. 100 years ago, theaters all over the world
read moreThe Geschwister Pfister – a German-Swiss-Croatian comedy trio – have written operetta history, many times over. Yes, they were the
read moreThe unpretentious German city of Giessen has a population of 78,000 and boasts two fine buildings: the railway station and
read moreSince Offenbach’s Island of Tulipatan has popped up again on the general radar, with a brand new English language recording
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