Operetta Research Center » Julien Nitzberg 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 Jerusalem Opera Wants To Present Madcap Offenbach In The Middle East http://operetta-research-center.org/jerusalem-opera-want-present-offenbach-middle-east/ http://operetta-research-center.org/jerusalem-opera-want-present-offenbach-middle-east/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:28:52 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21715   When it comes to the Middle-East, there’s not an awful lot of operetta performance history that comes to mind.

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/casta-diva-worlds-first-gay-opera-guide/feed/ 0 “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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