Operetta Research Center » Kevin Clarke 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 Lehár’s “Giuditta”: The Splendour and Misery of the Exchangeable http://operetta-research-center.org/franz-lehars-giuditta-essay-mathias-spohr/ http://operetta-research-center.org/franz-lehars-giuditta-essay-mathias-spohr/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:26:58 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25311 To speak of the genre of Viennese operetta as having a kind of Hegelian spirit, with a life course from

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/franz-lehars-giuditta-essay-mathias-spohr/feed/ 12 Ukrainian Operetta – Or, Popular Musical Theater in Times of War http://operetta-research-center.org/ukrainian-operetta-popular-musical-theater-times-war-kyiv/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ukrainian-operetta-popular-musical-theater-times-war-kyiv/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:42:22 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25391 Yes, there is an institution called National Operetta of Ukraine. It has been situated in the National Academic Theater of

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ukrainian-operetta-popular-musical-theater-times-war-kyiv/feed/ 0 Lehár’s “Land des Lächelns“ as a Modern Day Dating Operetta? http://operetta-research-center.org/neukollner-oper-berlin-lehar-land-des-lachelns-modern-day-dating-operetta/ http://operetta-research-center.org/neukollner-oper-berlin-lehar-land-des-lachelns-modern-day-dating-operetta/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:55:25 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=24941 Franz Lehár’s 1929 hit Das Land des Lächelns, written for star tenor Richard Tauber and containing the ever popular “Dein

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/neukollner-oper-berlin-lehar-land-des-lachelns-modern-day-dating-operetta/feed/ 0 “Ball im Savoy” From Estonia, Arranged & Sung By Mart Sander http://operetta-research-center.org/ball-im-savoy-estonia-arranged-mart-sander/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ball-im-savoy-estonia-arranged-mart-sander/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:39:38 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21246 When I visited Tallinn in 2016 and saw that they were playing Ball im Savoy at the Estonian National Opera,

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ball-im-savoy-estonia-arranged-mart-sander/feed/ 0 “Gisela, Frisco, Bunbury”: Rediscovering “Heiteres Musiktheater” From The DDR http://operetta-research-center.org/gisela-frisco-bunbury-rediscovering-heiteres-musiktheater-ddr/ http://operetta-research-center.org/gisela-frisco-bunbury-rediscovering-heiteres-musiktheater-ddr/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:06:15 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19014 It’s mind boggling that the entire operetta repertoire created and performed in the former DDR between 1949 and 1990 has

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/gisela-frisco-bunbury-rediscovering-heiteres-musiktheater-ddr/feed/ 1 Marked For Immediate Removal: The Grave Of Rosy Barsony In Vienna http://operetta-research-center.org/marked-immediate-removal-tomb-stone-grave-rosy-barsony-vienna/ http://operetta-research-center.org/marked-immediate-removal-tomb-stone-grave-rosy-barsony-vienna/#comments Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:45:15 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=17859 In Vienna the great operetta artist Rosy Barsony has found her final resting place. The Jewish performer was born as

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/marked-immediate-removal-tomb-stone-grave-rosy-barsony-vienna/feed/ 0 “Zur Geburt der Wiener Operette: Musikalische und historische Wurzeln. Heute – Reminiszenz oder Aktualität?” http://operetta-research-center.org/zur-geburt-der-wiener-operette-musikalische-und-historische-wurzeln-heute-reminiszenz-oder-aktualitat/ http://operetta-research-center.org/zur-geburt-der-wiener-operette-musikalische-und-historische-wurzeln-heute-reminiszenz-oder-aktualitat/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:51:19 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=16810 For 2019, the Wiener Institut für Strauss-Forschung (WISF) is offering a three-day operetta ‘special‘ that‘s entitled Zur Geburt der Wiener

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/zur-geburt-der-wiener-operette-musikalische-und-historische-wurzeln-heute-reminiszenz-oder-aktualitat/feed/ 0 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 “Im weißen Rössl” In Neustrelitz. Plus: An Amazing Erik Charell Exhibition http://operetta-research-center.org/im-weisen-rossl-neustrelitz-plus-erik-charell-exhibition/ http://operetta-research-center.org/im-weisen-rossl-neustrelitz-plus-erik-charell-exhibition/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2016 10:00:10 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=10371 It’s rare, these days, to encounter such personal enthusiasm for operetta history as is demonstrated in the picturesque town of

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/im-weisen-rossl-neustrelitz-plus-erik-charell-exhibition/feed/ 2 „Ich reiß mir eine Wimper aus und stech’ dich damit tot!“ Die Entnazifizierung der NS-Operette zwischen 1945 und 2015 http://operetta-research-center.org/ich-reis-mir-eine-wimper-aus-und-stech-dich-damit-tot-die-entnazifizierung-der-ns-operette-zwischen-1945-und-2015/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ich-reis-mir-eine-wimper-aus-und-stech-dich-damit-tot-die-entnazifizierung-der-ns-operette-zwischen-1945-und-2015/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2016 22:17:01 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=10152 Nach der sogenannten „Stunde Null“ am 8. Mai 1945 hatten die Menschen in Deutschland mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit andere Sorgen, als sich

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ich-reis-mir-eine-wimper-aus-und-stech-dich-damit-tot-die-entnazifizierung-der-ns-operette-zwischen-1945-und-2015/feed/ 1 “Leichte Muse im Wandel der Zeit”: A Conference On Nazi Operetta In Nuremberg http://operetta-research-center.org/leichte-muse-im-wandel-der-zeit-conference-operetta-nazi-times-nuremberg/ http://operetta-research-center.org/leichte-muse-im-wandel-der-zeit-conference-operetta-nazi-times-nuremberg/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2016 07:23:29 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=10050 Nuremberg is a special place for a conference that wishes to examine “Operetta in Nazi Times.” Because the so called

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/leichte-muse-im-wandel-der-zeit-conference-operetta-nazi-times-nuremberg/feed/ 0 “Stars Of David”: The Influence Of Jewish Artists On Popular Music http://operetta-research-center.org/stars-david-influence-jewish-artists-popular-music/ http://operetta-research-center.org/stars-david-influence-jewish-artists-popular-music/#comments Tue, 10 May 2016 16:40:31 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=9971 It’s not every day that you get to see images of Jacques Offenbach, Johann Strauss Jr. and Richard Tauber right

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