Operetta Research Center » Gay & Lesbian Studies

Pure Viagra: Pablo Luna’s “Benamor” Triumphs at Theater an der Wien

kevin — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:42:04 +0000

Like Berlin, Madrid in the Golden Twenties was a hotspot of nightlife and a queer mecca. On the evening of

kevin — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:26:40 +0000

Stage director and choreographer Giorgio Madia discusses operetta then and now, with a special focus on the Mörbisch festival years

kevin — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:08:43 +0000

It is not unfair to say that the Vienna New Year’s Concert, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic, has become something

kevin — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:41:00 +0000

It seems there is Aschenbrödel everywhere these days. The Landestheater Coburg is offering the 1901 “completed new version by Josef

kevin — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:20:37 +0000

Der Theaterhistoriker Wolfgang Jansen widmet sich in seinem neuen Buch der Geschichte des Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin, in der Zeit 1945

kevin — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:46:02 +0000

You could say this is rather daring (and wonderful): bringing Paul Lincke’s 1905 extravaganza Prinzess Rosine – which includes a

kevin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 05:35:18 +0000

In the new edition of the book Glitter and be Gay: Reloaded Spanish musicologist Enrique Mejías García writes about the

kevin — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:50:09 +0000

What was working life like in state-owned enterprises (Volkseigene Betriebe = VEB) in the DDR around 1960 – what dreams

kevin — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:39:21 +0000

In Braunschweig, Germany, a new production of Im weißen Rössl by stage director Immo Karaman is causing quite a bit

kevin — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:01:47 +0000

It’s almost a quarter of a century ago that Laurence Senelick published his book The Changing Room: Sex, Drag and

kevin — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:42:22 +0000

Yes, there is an institution called National Operetta of Ukraine. It has been situated in the National Academic Theater of

kevin — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:08:22 +0000

Great news from the German operetta market: the 2021 Operette für zwei schwule Tenöre (“Operetta for two gay tenors”) is