Operetta Research Center » Michael Miller http://operetta-research-center.org The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Sat, 02 May 2026 19:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Farewell, Yvonne Kálmán (1937-2025) http://operetta-research-center.org/farewell-yvonne-kalman-1936-2025/ http://operetta-research-center.org/farewell-yvonne-kalman-1936-2025/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:58:58 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25665 Yvonne Kálmán, youngest daughter of the celebrated Austro-Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, passed away peacefully on Friday, 7 November 2025, at

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/farewell-yvonne-kalman-1936-2025/feed/ 3 Ohio Light Opera: The 2024 Saison in Wooster http://operetta-research-center.org/2024-saison-ohio-light-opera-harry-forbes/ http://operetta-research-center.org/2024-saison-ohio-light-opera-harry-forbes/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:27:53 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25201 In the decade or so that I’ve been attending Ohio Light Opera’s summer season of operettas and musicals, I continue

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/2024-saison-ohio-light-opera-harry-forbes/feed/ 0 “They Haven’t Lost Their Mojo”: The Ohio Light Opera Festival 2023 http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-festival-2023-arizona-lady-operetta-highlights/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-festival-2023-arizona-lady-operetta-highlights/#comments Sat, 27 May 2023 11:56:20 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=24648 For the first time in four years, Ohio Light Opera has returned for a full indoor season of shows (though

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-festival-2023-arizona-lady-operetta-highlights/feed/ 0 World Premiere Recording Of Kálmán’s Symphonic Poems “Saturnalia” & “Endre és Johanna” http://operetta-research-center.org/world-premiere-recording-kalmans-symphonic-poems/ http://operetta-research-center.org/world-premiere-recording-kalmans-symphonic-poems/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:02:09 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20790 In 2013 and 2016 the University of British Columbia performed two of Emmerich Kálmán’s early symphonic poems, Saturnalia and Endre

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/world-premiere-recording-kalmans-symphonic-poems/feed/ 2 Lehár’s “Cloclo” On DVD: A 2018 Live Performance From Ohio Light Opera http://operetta-research-center.org/lehars-cloclo-dvd-live-ohio-light-opera/ http://operetta-research-center.org/lehars-cloclo-dvd-live-ohio-light-opera/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2020 17:37:55 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20075 A performance of Lehár’s Clo-Clo from the Ohio Light Opera – filmed live at the theater in Wooster – has

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/lehars-cloclo-dvd-live-ohio-light-opera/feed/ 2 The World-Premiere Recording Of Walter Jurmann’s “Windy City” (1946) http://operetta-research-center.org/world-premiere-recording-walter-jurmanns-windy-city/ http://operetta-research-center.org/world-premiere-recording-walter-jurmanns-windy-city/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:16:47 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20054 Because of the required commitment of time, money, and dedication, it is a safe bet, with the exception of the

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/world-premiere-recording-walter-jurmanns-windy-city/feed/ 0 Kálmán’s “Hollandweibchen” Comes To You As “The Little Dutch Girl” On DVD http://operetta-research-center.org/kalmans-hollandweibchen-comes-little-dutch-girl-dvd/ http://operetta-research-center.org/kalmans-hollandweibchen-comes-little-dutch-girl-dvd/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2020 12:47:49 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19255 Kálmán’s 1920 Viennese hit Das Hollandweibchen is a special work that marks a turning point in the composer’s long career.

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/kalmans-hollandweibchen-comes-little-dutch-girl-dvd/feed/ 0 Anton Henseler’s “Jacques Offenbach” (1930) In A First-Ever English Translation http://operetta-research-center.org/anton-henselers-jacques-offenbach-1930-first-ever-english-translation/ http://operetta-research-center.org/anton-henselers-jacques-offenbach-1930-first-ever-english-translation/#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2020 11:35:19 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=18986 The Offenbach bicentenary might be over – but there are still fascinating things coming out to celebrate the composer. One

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/anton-henselers-jacques-offenbach-1930-first-ever-english-translation/feed/ 0 Lehár’s “Juxheirat” Or: “The Mock Marriage” In Santa Barbara http://operetta-research-center.org/lehars-juxheirat-mock-marriage-santa-barbara/ http://operetta-research-center.org/lehars-juxheirat-mock-marriage-santa-barbara/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2019 14:48:31 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=16875 First, I learned that Michael and Nan Miller had bequeathed their extraordinary Operetta Archive to the University of California at

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/lehars-juxheirat-mock-marriage-santa-barbara/feed/ 1 ‘Authentic’ Operetta Productions At Ohio Light Opera? Plus A Festival Symposium http://operetta-research-center.org/authentic-operetta-productions-ohio-light-opera-festival-symposium/ http://operetta-research-center.org/authentic-operetta-productions-ohio-light-opera-festival-symposium/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2018 08:04:13 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=15579 Enterprising Ohio Light Opera, ever devoted to ‘authentic’ productions from the world of musical comedy and operetta, seems to go

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/authentic-operetta-productions-ohio-light-opera-festival-symposium/feed/ 0 Csárdás Interruptus: Three Kálmán CDs With Historical Recordings From The USA http://operetta-research-center.org/csardas-interruptus-three-kalman-cds-historical-recordings-usa/ http://operetta-research-center.org/csardas-interruptus-three-kalman-cds-historical-recordings-usa/#comments Sat, 23 Dec 2017 08:56:48 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=13606 Back in 1997, Michael Miller, the chair of the Ohio Light Opera Board of Directors, and president of the Operetta

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/csardas-interruptus-three-kalman-cds-historical-recordings-usa/feed/ 0 Trying To Avoid The Same Old Superlatives: The 2017 Ohio Light Opera Season http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-2017-season/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-2017-season/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2017 20:46:19 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=12852 Writing these annual roundups of Ohio Light Opera’s summer festival – run with consistent panache by Artistic Director Steven Daigle

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