Operetta Research Center » British Operetta 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 Fancy A Slice Of Gänzl? “Gilbert & Sullivan: The Players And The Plays” http://operetta-research-center.org/ganzl-gilbert-sullivan-players-plays/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ganzl-gilbert-sullivan-players-plays/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:45:31 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=22540 I’m the oldest standing member of the Operetta Research Center. I was one of the fairies who presided at its

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ganzl-gilbert-sullivan-players-plays/feed/ 1 “Ghost Lights: Ivor Novello and His Leading Ladies“ – A Conversation With David Slattery-Christy About His New Play http://operetta-research-center.org/ghost-lights-ivor-novello-leading-ladies-new-play-david-slattery-christy/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ghost-lights-ivor-novello-leading-ladies-new-play-david-slattery-christy/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2020 16:07:22 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20222 Most operetta fans will know David Slattery-Christy as the biographer of Ivor Novello (1893-1951) and as a tireless champion of

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ghost-lights-ivor-novello-leading-ladies-new-play-david-slattery-christy/feed/ 0 Hot Mikados and Swingin’ Pinafores: Stewart F. Lane’s “Black Broadway” http://operetta-research-center.org/hot-mikados-swingin-hms-pinafores-stewart-f-lanes-black-broadway/ http://operetta-research-center.org/hot-mikados-swingin-hms-pinafores-stewart-f-lanes-black-broadway/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:37:47 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=7763 It’s not a new topic, but a brand new book nonetheless: Black Broadway by Stewart F. Lane. According to the

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/hot-mikados-swingin-hms-pinafores-stewart-f-lanes-black-broadway/feed/ 0 Gaiety, Glitz and Glamour? Conference at the University of Leeds 2019 http://operetta-research-center.org/gaiety-glitz-glamour-conference-university-leeds-2019/ http://operetta-research-center.org/gaiety-glitz-glamour-conference-university-leeds-2019/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2018 05:38:48 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=14630 British researchers are continuing their conference series Gaiety, Glitz and Glamour. For the next installment at the School of Music,

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/gaiety-glitz-glamour-conference-university-leeds-2019/feed/ 0 24th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival http://operetta-research-center.org/24th-international-gilbert-sullivan-festival/ http://operetta-research-center.org/24th-international-gilbert-sullivan-festival/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:15:07 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=12697 The 860 seat Theatre Royal, in the shadow of Windsor Castle, is the third one on the site: built in

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/24th-international-gilbert-sullivan-festival/feed/ 0 Mystery Solved: The Truth About Gilbert & Sullivan’s Star Lilian LaRue http://operetta-research-center.org/mystery-solved-gilbert-sullivans-star-lilian-larue/ http://operetta-research-center.org/mystery-solved-gilbert-sullivans-star-lilian-larue/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2016 09:04:56 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=10859 Lilian La Rue? Oh heavens, that name sounds like something out of a New Orleans drag show. Lily Street, maybe?

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/mystery-solved-gilbert-sullivans-star-lilian-larue/feed/ 0 CHU CHIN CHOW Musical Tale of the East In 3 Acts, Music By Frederic Norton http://operetta-research-center.org/chu-chin-chow-musical-tale-east-3-acts-music-frederic-norton/ http://operetta-research-center.org/chu-chin-chow-musical-tale-east-3-acts-music-frederic-norton/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2016 18:07:40 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=10354 Chu Chin Chow was a version of the Arabian Nights’ Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves tale, put together by

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/chu-chin-chow-musical-tale-east-3-acts-music-frederic-norton/feed/ 1 “Emerging From The Closet Of Representation“: Homosexuality And Same-Sex Marriage On The Musical Theater Stage http://operetta-research-center.org/homosexuality-musical-theater/ http://operetta-research-center.org/homosexuality-musical-theater/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:56:43 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=9473 The genre operetta was invented around 1850 in Paris, as a new and independent musical theater form in the modern

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/homosexuality-musical-theater/feed/ 0 “Der Vampyr”: Marschner’s Horror Spectacle As A Savoy Opera? http://operetta-research-center.org/der-vampyr-marschners-horror-opera-savoy-opera/ http://operetta-research-center.org/der-vampyr-marschners-horror-opera-savoy-opera/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:34:35 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=9432 Heinrich Marschner’s 1828 “Gothic” opera Der Vampyr is set in England, the characters have names such as Lord Ruthven and

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/der-vampyr-marschners-horror-opera-savoy-opera/feed/ 3 The First Great Dickensian Operetta: “Pickwick” (1889) http://operetta-research-center.org/first-great-dickensian-operettaon-disc-pickwick-1889/ http://operetta-research-center.org/first-great-dickensian-operettaon-disc-pickwick-1889/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2016 09:04:49 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=9037 Retrospect Opera, a registered charity in Britain, has launched a project to record the operetta Pickwick (1889) by Sir Francis

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/blacks-yellow-face-queer-gilbert-sullivans/feed/ 2 “Hamilton”: America’s Founding Fathers Set To Hip-Hop http://operetta-research-center.org/hamilton-americas-founding-fathers-set-hip-hop/ http://operetta-research-center.org/hamilton-americas-founding-fathers-set-hip-hop/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2015 07:49:02 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=7752 Quadruple threat librettist-composer-lyricist-actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights) has conceived an utterly original, ambitious, irresistible new musical inspired by Ron

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