Routlegde’s “Genre Beyond Borders: Reassessing Operetta”
Back in the year 2019, the University of Leeds hosted an conference put together by Derek B. Scott and Anastasia
read moreBack in the year 2019, the University of Leeds hosted an conference put together by Derek B. Scott and Anastasia
read moreI knew that I should enjoy this 1927 French operetta directly after I read Richard Traubner’s dismissal of Marcel Lattès
read morePaul Abrahám’s flavorsome jazz operetta, which premiered to great acclaim in 1932 Berlin at Großes Schauspielhaus, only to have its
read moreAnd now, I would like to talk to you about George London. Yes, I am aware that he didn’t sing
read moreDonald Brian was the bright-eyed and boyish star of more than 20 years of Broadway operettas and musicals, among them the
read moreA scratchy, smoky voice with a Scottish accent, and a piano: Christine Bovill’s latest show at Bar jeder Vernunft
read moreFans of musical theater and operetta will not find a richer, more concentrated banquet of their favorite entertainment than that
read moreShowboats gave the theatre-starved people along the Mississippi from the 1880s into the 1920s what they most wanted: melodrama and
read moreAlthough they worked together as a trio on only five shows over seven years, the influence of “Bolton, Wodehouse, and
read moreIf we go back in time 100 years and look at Broadway, we witness a change: the US entertainment market
read moreThe Ohio Light Opera – that lovably enduring shrine to operetta and musical theater – just gets better and better
read moreCharm was in abundance at Light Opera of New York’s semi-staged concert reading of Jerome Kern’s 1920 musical smash Sally,
read moreSzirmai was a top-flight Hungarian composer whose career faded when he left home. He studied at the Budapest Zeneakadémia and
read moreWho were the truly instrumental people who caused America to develop the largest and most influential entertainment industry in the
read moreThis meticulous reconstruction of composer Joseph Rumshinsky’s 1923 operetta Di Goldene Kale (“The Golden Bride”) may well be the most
read moreThis week-end, the Budapest Operetta Theatre is hosting a conference on Die Csardasfürstin, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of that
read moreEmmerich Kálmán’s Csardasfürstin opened on Broadway, at the New Amsterdam Theater, on 24 September 1917 under the new American title
read moreWhen the San Francisco Opera puts on a show like Show Boat it raises expectations. The company has a chorus
read moreAmazingly Noël Coward’s first musical book show was Bitter Sweet. Up to that point he had built his reputation as
read moreIn November, the New York Philharmonic will present a semi-staged concert version of Show Boat: one of the classic shows
read moreOne of the most successful romantic musical plays of the 1920s, Show Boat (Ziegfeld Theater, New York, 27 December 1927)
read moreNext week, the Ohio Light Opera is starting its 36th season – with 7 (in writing: seven!) productions on offer
read moreNever heard of Louis Hirsch (1881–1924) and his Broadway operettas? Well, we can change that easily. Because our friends at
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