Operetta Research Center » Jonas Dassler 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 The Return of “Ennobled” Operetta: Lehár, Thielemann, and an Unlearned Lesson http://operetta-research-center.org/staatsoper-unter-den-linden-neujahrskonzert-christian-thielemann-lehar/ http://operetta-research-center.org/staatsoper-unter-den-linden-neujahrskonzert-christian-thielemann-lehar/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:01:10 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25792 Berlin was—and in many ways still is—a center of operetta innovation. A reminder: in the 1920s, crucial impulses for renewing

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/staatsoper-unter-den-linden-neujahrskonzert-christian-thielemann-lehar/feed/ 0 Wolfgang Jansen’s New Book About Musicals Vs. Operetta: An Interview With The Author http://operetta-research-center.org/wolfgang-jansens-new-book-musicals-vs-operetta-interview-author/ http://operetta-research-center.org/wolfgang-jansens-new-book-musicals-vs-operetta-interview-author/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2020 17:25:43 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21036 Wolfgang Jansen has published many books: on the history of revues and revue operettas in the Weimar Republic, on Broadway

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/wolfgang-jansens-new-book-musicals-vs-operetta-interview-author/feed/ 0 Gorki Theater Streams “Alles Schwindel” With English Subtitles For Christmas http://operetta-research-center.org/gorki-theater-streams-alles-schwindel-english-subtitles-christmas/ http://operetta-research-center.org/gorki-theater-streams-alles-schwindel-english-subtitles-christmas/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2020 09:46:38 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21019 When I saw the news today that Gorki Theater Berlin will stream one of the greatest operetta productions I have

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/gorki-theater-streams-alles-schwindel-english-subtitles-christmas/feed/ 0 A Man And His Shadow: “Jonas Kaufmann Wien” http://operetta-research-center.org/man-shadow-jonas-kaufmann-wien/ http://operetta-research-center.org/man-shadow-jonas-kaufmann-wien/#comments Thu, 04 Jul 2019 09:17:40 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=17817 No, this is not scheduled as a mid-summer treat to coincide with the various operetta festival productions in Austria: the

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/man-shadow-jonas-kaufmann-wien/feed/ 2 Spoliansky’s “Alles Schwindel” Returns To Berlin’s Gorki Theater Next Season http://operetta-research-center.org/spolianskys-alles-schwindel-returns-berlin-next-season/ http://operetta-research-center.org/spolianskys-alles-schwindel-returns-berlin-next-season/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2018 08:41:41 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=15714 The good news is: Mischa Spoliansky’s modern-dating-chaos operetta Alles Schwindel (1931) is returning to Berlin’s Gorki Theater for the 2018/19

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/spolianskys-alles-schwindel-returns-berlin-next-season/feed/ 1 Berlin Letter: Major Revival Of Forgotten Weimar-Era Operetta Is Proving A Hit http://operetta-research-center.org/revival-weimar-era-operetta-proving-a-hit/ http://operetta-research-center.org/revival-weimar-era-operetta-proving-a-hit/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:47:25 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=14039 For a city so rich in culture, and drowning in history, it is surprising to experience first-hand Berlin’s long cultural

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/revival-weimar-era-operetta-proving-a-hit/feed/ 2 The Problem With Thielemann’s Dresden New Year’s Concert http://operetta-research-center.org/problem-thielemanns-dresden-new-years-concert-ufa-filmoperettas-opera-singers/ http://operetta-research-center.org/problem-thielemanns-dresden-new-years-concert-ufa-filmoperettas-opera-singers/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2018 11:58:19 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=13681 Yes, it’s that time of year again when New Year’s concerts are unavoidable. It’s also the time when those in

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/problem-thielemanns-dresden-new-years-concert-ufa-filmoperettas-opera-singers/feed/ 13 From Persia to Performing German Schlager From the 1920s: Atrin Madani http://operetta-research-center.org/atrin-madani-performing-music-1920s-today/ http://operetta-research-center.org/atrin-madani-performing-music-1920s-today/#comments Sat, 23 Dec 2017 11:58:04 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=13627 It’s always a special treat to see new – and interesting – people coming to musical material that some consider

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/atrin-madani-performing-music-1920s-today/feed/ 0 A Star Is Born: Jonas Dassler In Spoliansky’s “Alles Schwindel” At Gorki Theater http://operetta-research-center.org/star-born-jonas-dassler-spolianskys-alles-schwindel-gorki-theater/ http://operetta-research-center.org/star-born-jonas-dassler-spolianskys-alles-schwindel-gorki-theater/#comments Sun, 17 Dec 2017 09:57:34 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=13508 In a way, it’s what every operetta fan secretly dreams of: you go to a performance with new unknown singers,

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