“Messeschager Gisela” – Axel Ranisch Stages Gerd Natschinski’s 1960 Hit
It’s the third attempt in Berlin to breathe new life into the forgotten sub-genre “Heiteres Musiktheater der DDR”, i.e. musicals
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The Memoirs of Gerd Natschinski. Or: Whatever Happened To DDR Operettas?
It’s a sad fact that the West-German publishers Schott and Bärenreiter – who took over the performance material for many
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Operette und Musicals in der DDR: Ein Gespräch mit Werner P. Seiferth vom Metropoltheater
Übers Thema Operette in der DDR wird in letzter Zeit wieder mehr gesprochen. 2012 gab es in der Ausstellung Welt
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“Prinz von Preußen”: DDR Musicals Revived in Görlitz and Dresden
The theater in Görlitz had planned to bring back the 1978 DDR musical Prinz von Preußen by Dieter Brand and
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A Revived Interest In “Heiteres Musiktheater der DDR”? It’s Not Just About Nostalgia
Recently, Wolfgang Jansen published a collection of essays dealing with “Popular Music Theater under Socialism,” an aspect of 20th century
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Focus On DDR Operetta: “Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten” At Musikalische Komödie Leipzig
Various opera houses in German speaking countries have presented new or adapted programs for their fall season, with productions they
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“Gisela, Frisco, Bunbury”: Rediscovering “Heiteres Musiktheater” From The DDR
It’s mind boggling that the entire operetta repertoire created and performed in the former DDR between 1949 and 1990 has
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“Staat macht lustig? Zeitgenössische Operette im sozialistischen Rumänien und der DDR”
On Monday, 9 May, Deutschlandradio Kultur will broadcast a 50-minute feature about operetta on socialist countries such as the DDR
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DDR Operetta Composer Gerd Natschinski Dead
Outside of Germany, or more specifically East Germany, few people will know who Gerd Natschinski is. The composer who died
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Natschinski in Rüdersdorf
Das wird ein „heißer Sommer“ für Gerd Natschinski. Gerade hat die Musikalische Komödie Leipzig seinen „Freund Bunbury“ wiederaufgenommen, nach drei
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“Mein Freund Bunbury” Is Back in Leipzig
Three cheers to the Musikalische Komödie Leipzig! They have just taken Gerd Natschinski’s famous DDR operetta Mein Freund Bunbury back
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Messeschlager Gisela
The guys in Rüdersdorf are at it again. They have just announced the new operetta production that will be shown
Vorsätzlich vergessen? Die Operette der DDR
In der Ausstellung “Welt der Operette” wurde jüngst in Wien und München auf das “Heitere Musiktheater” der DDR hingewiesen, aber
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