Adonises Of Silver Operetta? Or: A Re-Encounter With Adolf Wohlbrück
There is a Facebook group out there called Adonises of the Silver Screen. It offers amazing photos of and anecdotes
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
read moreWe need to talk about Offenbach, seriously and right now. Is it a sign of our gender-queer times that of
read moreDie Wirkungsgeschichte von Ikonen folgt eigenen Maßstäben. Und die von Claire Waldoff ganz besonders. Denn die Lieder und Aufnahmen der
read moreJulius Bauer (1854-1941) was, like many Viennese operetta librettists, a highly cultured and witty man. He studied medicine and then
read moreThe Light Opera of New York (LOONY) shifted gears this spring from its annual early American operetta – usually by
read moreSasha Regan has been director of the Union Theatre in London for 19 years. It is a small space, seating
read moreAs everyone knows, operetta in its original form was a very liberated art form, in terms of sexual politics. And
read moreCharles Amberg (1894-1946) is not exactly a household name today, and even dedicated operetta fans will be hard pressed to
read moreThe ‘comic opera’ Patience (or ‘Bunthorne’s Bride’) has an important place in theatrical history. It was the first stage production
read moreOperetta star performer and writer Ivor Novello (1893-1951) will be featured as “Composer of the Week” for BBC Radio 3
read moreHere is a splashy new biography of “Broadway’s Greatest Producer,” Florenz Ziegfeld, written by the team of the Brideson sisters,
read moreThe Theater Vorpommern / Haus Stralsund will open its new season with Künneke’s Der Vetter aus Dingsda on October 8.
read moreJeff Clarke has been the Artistic Director of UK’s Opera della Luna since 1994. With that company, he has made
read moreOperetta in East-Germany has turned into a topic I have become more and more fascinated with. Maybe because my first
read moreNach der sogenannten „Stunde Null“ am 8. Mai 1945 hatten die Menschen in Deutschland mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit andere Sorgen, als sich
read moreIt is one man’s enthusiasm that made this possible: the hotel owner Jürgen Haase from Neustrelitz – a picturesque town
read moreThe genre operetta was invented around 1850 in Paris, as a new and independent musical theater form in the modern
read moreThe art of the suggestive song is not restricted to any particular historic era; it is, however, limited to a
read moreBarrie Kosky’s first foray into the Broadway musical at the Komische Oper was Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate in 2008,
read moreRecently, ORCA received a generous donation in the form of various Gilbert & Sullivan materials that a researcher in the
read moreYes, here it finally is: the original cast album and DVD version of Grimm. This fairy tale musical, with some
read moreSometimes you wonder why the opera world – of all possible spaces – can pull off such a stunt, but
read moreIt is often interesting to compare how researchers in different parts of the Western world look at art forms in
read moreDie singende Entertainerin und TV-Phänomen Desirée Nick ist derzeit in der Sat1-Show Promi Big Brother zu bestaunen (und so ziemlich
read moreThis in an article from the magazine Das Freundschaftsblatt, 8 July, 1927, reporting on a ground breaking incident in the
read moreThere is a special connection between police forces – and operetta! Whether it is Offenbach’s Les Brigands or Genevieve de
read moreThe headline in the email to the local press certainly caught our attention: “Europäische Stiftung Operette (ESO) präsentiert Berliner Operette
read moreTo say that I was surprised would be putting it mildly. Here I was, at the opening of the grand
read moreMy first reaction was: ‘Not another fairy tale musical!’ But after Monday night’s concert at The Ballery in Berlin, where
read moreEven after the success of his full-length opéras-bouffes and the disappearance of the constrictions which had limited him in earlier
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