Posts Tagged 'Jeanette MacDonald'

Jeanette MacDonald (1901-1965): Hollywood’s Most Successful Soprano Star Of Celluloid Operetta

After beginning her singing career as a teenager in the chorus of a New York revue, Miss MacDonald (born in

After an early career spent performing in cafés and suburban music halls, Maurice Chevalier (born in Ménilmontant on 12 September,

Because of the required commitment of time, money, and dedication, it is a safe bet, with the exception of the

In Print

23/01/2020·1 comment·

One of the more joyous things about recent new studies on musicals is the fact that they include operettas, without

06/05/2019·1 comment·

This admirable young company finished its fifth season with Victor Herbert’s hit, Sweethearts, which opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre

On Screen

It is not quite an “indecent proposal,” as in the 1993 Robert Redford movie. But still, it’s a stunning offer:

Naughty Marietta was written as a commission from impresario Oscar Hammerstein, a transfuge from the world of opera, for a

Sie haben lange und erfolgreich im kommerziellen Musicalbereich gearbeitet, u.a. bei der Stella in Bochum, Stuttgart und Berlin, wo Sie

Although the Broadway musical theatre had established itself worldwide with its light-handed song-and-dance shows – Going Up, Irene, Mercenary Mary,