Operetta Research Center » Mischa Spoliansky 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 Ersan Mondtag’s Over-The-Top Gay Production Of “Der Silbersee” http://operetta-research-center.org/ersan-mondtags-top-gay-production-der-silbersee/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ersan-mondtags-top-gay-production-der-silbersee/#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2021 13:53:34 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=22805 Kurt Weill’s “Wintermärchen” Der Silbersee is not exactly an operetta, more of a fairy tale “with music” that tells the

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ersan-mondtags-top-gay-production-der-silbersee/feed/ 0 Charell’s “Casanova” & Spoliansky’s “Zwei Krawatten“ Come To Staatsoperette Dresden http://operetta-research-center.org/charells-casanova-spolianskys-zwei-krawatten-come-dresden/ http://operetta-research-center.org/charells-casanova-spolianskys-zwei-krawatten-come-dresden/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2021 18:20:31 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=22395 Using the famous line “Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau,” the artistic director of Staatsoperette Dresden, Kathrin Kondaurow, has presented her

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/charells-casanova-spolianskys-zwei-krawatten-come-dresden/feed/ 2 Apocalypse Now: Tutti D*Amore Presents “Magna Mater” As a Mashup Of “Schöne Galathée” & “Lysistrata” http://operetta-research-center.org/tutti-damore-presents-magna-mater-mashup-schone-galathee-lysistrata/ http://operetta-research-center.org/tutti-damore-presents-magna-mater-mashup-schone-galathee-lysistrata/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:58:03 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=22239 The “tuttis” are at their exercise again, you might say. The Berlin Collective for Contemporary Operetta is presenting their queer-feminist

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/tutti-damore-presents-magna-mater-mashup-schone-galathee-lysistrata/feed/ 0 Mischa Spoliansky’s “Das Haus dazwischen” (1932) Returns To Berlin For The First Time http://operetta-research-center.org/mischa-spolianskys-das-haus-dazwischen-returns-berlin-first-time-since-1932/ http://operetta-research-center.org/mischa-spolianskys-das-haus-dazwischen-returns-berlin-first-time-since-1932/#comments Wed, 26 May 2021 12:12:03 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21897 More Mischa Spoliansky? Yeah! The queer operetta collective tutti d*amore and Acker Stadt Palast Berlin are planning to bring back

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/mischa-spolianskys-das-haus-dazwischen-returns-berlin-first-time-since-1932/feed/ 0 Rediscovering “Das Haus dazwischen” By Spoliansky & Schiffer After 90 Years http://operetta-research-center.org/das-haus-dazwischen-spoliansky-schiffer/ http://operetta-research-center.org/das-haus-dazwischen-spoliansky-schiffer/#comments Sat, 15 May 2021 09:45:07 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=22079 On 24 August 1932 the newspaper Berliner Börsen-Courier reported that “this morning the well known revue poet Marcellus Schiffer was

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/martin-mitterrutzner-sings-tenor-hits-1930s/feed/ 1 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 “One Long Gender-Bender”: Berlin’s Queer Operetta Revolution In The Years 2010-2020 http://operetta-research-center.org/berlins-queer-operetta-revolution-years-2010-2020/ http://operetta-research-center.org/berlins-queer-operetta-revolution-years-2010-2020/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:24:55 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19497 The Drama Review (TDR) is planning a special issue on the developments in the German theater scene from 2010 to

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/berlins-queer-operetta-revolution-years-2010-2020/feed/ 0 90 Years Ago “Der blaue Engel” Premiered – With Operetta Star Marlene Dietrich http://operetta-research-center.org/90-years-ago-der-blaue-engel-premiered-operetta-star-marlene-dietrich/ http://operetta-research-center.org/90-years-ago-der-blaue-engel-premiered-operetta-star-marlene-dietrich/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:42:01 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19412 Today, 90 years ago on 1 April 1930, the famous film Der blaue Engel premiered in Berlin’s Gloria Palace. It

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/90-years-ago-der-blaue-engel-premiered-operetta-star-marlene-dietrich/feed/ 0 The Walking Dead? “Operetta Made In Austria” With Ildiko Raimondi and Herbert Lippert http://operetta-research-center.org/walking-dead-operetta-made-austria-ildiko-raimondi-herbert-lippert/ http://operetta-research-center.org/walking-dead-operetta-made-austria-ildiko-raimondi-herbert-lippert/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2019 09:35:39 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=13811 It’s a pretty grand claim to make: “With their multi-media stage show Operetta Made in Austria stage stars Ildiko Raimondi

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/walking-dead-operetta-made-austria-ildiko-raimondi-herbert-lippert/feed/ 0 ‘Babylon Berlin’: A Philharmonic Discourse with Florian Illies, Manfred Görtemaker And Tilman Krause http://operetta-research-center.org/babylon-berlin-philharmonic-discourse-florian-illies-manfred-gortemaker-tilman-krause/ http://operetta-research-center.org/babylon-berlin-philharmonic-discourse-florian-illies-manfred-gortemaker-tilman-krause/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:09:54 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=16753 Ah yes, the Weimar Republic. Again? While the Museum für Fotografie in Berlin is currently showing a marvelous exhibition on

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/babylon-berlin-philharmonic-discourse-florian-illies-manfred-gortemaker-tilman-krause/feed/ 0 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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