Operetta Research Center » Jeanette MacDonald

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

kevin — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:52:17 +0000

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

kevin — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:37:27 +0000

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

kevin — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:16:47 +0000

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

kevin — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:23:17 +0000

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

kevin — Mon, 06 May 2019 10:02:09 +0000

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

kevin — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:04:35 +0000

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

kevin — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:21:38 +0000

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

kevin — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:24:42 +0000

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

kevin — Thu, 21 Jun 2001 09:08:02 +0000

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