Operetta Research Center » Michael Lakner 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 Dumbing Down Operetta: Thomas Macho’s New Lehár Movie On Arte http://operetta-research-center.org/dumbing-down-operetta-thomas-machos-new-lehar-movie-arte/ http://operetta-research-center.org/dumbing-down-operetta-thomas-machos-new-lehar-movie-arte/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:55:09 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21120 Obviously, there are many ways to present history, including musical history. At the moment, you can watch the amazing Viola

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/dumbing-down-operetta-thomas-machos-new-lehar-movie-arte/feed/ 1 Boys Will Be Boys, Or: “Die blaue Mazur” At Bühne Baden http://operetta-research-center.org/boys-will-boys-die-blaue-mazur-buhne-baden/ http://operetta-research-center.org/boys-will-boys-die-blaue-mazur-buhne-baden/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:18:53 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20179 Operetta “live” in Austria? Bühne Baden is one of the few places where you can actually experience the genre on

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/boys-will-boys-die-blaue-mazur-buhne-baden/feed/ 0 Embarrassment of Riches? A New Franz Lehár Reader At Böhlau Publishing http://operetta-research-center.org/embarrassment-riches-new-franz-lehar-reader-bohlau-publishing/ http://operetta-research-center.org/embarrassment-riches-new-franz-lehar-reader-bohlau-publishing/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:38:53 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19519 The only way I can describe my reaction to this attractively packaged new Franz Lehár reader, published to coincide with

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/embarrassment-riches-new-franz-lehar-reader-bohlau-publishing/feed/ 0 Celebrating Franz Lehár’s 150th Birthday With New Books At Böhlau http://operetta-research-center.org/celebrating-franz-lehars-150th-birthday-new-books-bohlau/ http://operetta-research-center.org/celebrating-franz-lehars-150th-birthday-new-books-bohlau/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:27:58 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19127 It’s Franz Lehár’s 150th birthday coming up in April, and various authors and publishing houses are getting ready to celebrate

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/celebrating-franz-lehars-150th-birthday-new-books-bohlau/feed/ 0 First Modern Recording of Franz Lehár’s Feminist “Die Juxheirat” http://operetta-research-center.org/first-modern-recording-franz-lehars-feminist-die-juxheirat/ http://operetta-research-center.org/first-modern-recording-franz-lehars-feminist-die-juxheirat/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:12:18 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=12408 Julius Bauer (1854-1941) was, like many Viennese operetta librettists, a highly cultured and witty man. He studied medicine and then

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/first-modern-recording-franz-lehars-feminist-die-juxheirat/feed/ 0 Totally Cool? The New Operetta Season In Baden Bei Wien http://operetta-research-center.org/new-operetta-season-baden/ http://operetta-research-center.org/new-operetta-season-baden/#comments Sun, 11 Jun 2017 08:41:55 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=12349 The luxurious little spa town Baden bei Wien – 45 minutes from the center of Vienna by tram – considers

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/new-operetta-season-baden/feed/ 0 Five Year Plan: Glorious Rarities At The Festival In Ischl http://operetta-research-center.org/five-year-plan-glorious-rarities-festival-ischl/ http://operetta-research-center.org/five-year-plan-glorious-rarities-festival-ischl/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2014 01:27:33 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=5065 Yes, it might be true that the Austrian operetta festival in Bad Ischl is fighting for “pure survival,” as director

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