Ethel Merhaut Sings “Bittersweet” Operetta For Sony Masterworks
It’s astonishing that Sony Masterworks is releasing an album of operetta songs – in jazz arrangements! Presented by the young
read moreIt’s astonishing that Sony Masterworks is releasing an album of operetta songs – in jazz arrangements! Presented by the young
read moreThe repertoire Tyrolean tenor Martin Mitterrutzner presents on his new album Heut’ ist der schönste Tag was made popular in
read moreAls das Dreimäderlhaus am 15. Januar 1916 im Wiener Raimundtheater in Premiere ging waren die Kritiken gespalten. Denn Komponist Heinrich
read moreÜbers Thema Operette in der DDR wird in letzter Zeit wieder mehr gesprochen. 2012 gab es in der Ausstellung Welt
read moreOn 27 January, 1945 the Nazi concentration in Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet Army. Memorial speeches all over the
read moreThere’s a lot happening in the world of theater right now, not just because of Corona and the ongoing lockdown
read moreHere’s the curious case of Dona D. Vaughn and the state of operetta in 2020. As artistic director of opera
read moreIt’s going to happen: Berlin will get an “Exilmuseum,” a museum dedicated to the stories of those who went into
read moreHow do you solve a problem like Zigeunerbaron? Some might ask: is there a problem with this 1885 show? Well,
read moreThe only way I can describe my reaction to this attractively packaged new Franz Lehár reader, published to coincide with
read moreIt’s Franz Lehár’s 150th birthday coming up in April, and various authors and publishing houses are getting ready to celebrate
read moreIt took Berlin based musical theater researcher Wolfgang Jansen a while, and it took the various legal departments even more
read moreIt’s a daring and adventurous undertaking: while everyone else is busy with “The (New) Twenties” these days, Komische Oper Berlin
read moreThe New Year’s concert from Vienna, with the Vienna Philharmonic, is a beloved tradition for many. It rarely has anything
read moreThe Rotter brothers, Fritz and Alfred, were the most prominent private theater directors during the Weimar Republic before losing everything
read moreIt was about bloody time, you might say, that someone published a new English language reference book on the history
read moreIt’s hard to believe, but this is actually only the second fully staged production of Paul Abraham’s Märchen im Grand
read moreConsidering that there are not that many new books on operetta in English, one must greet Derek B. Scott’s fresh-off-the-press
read moreHow do you solve a problem like – operetta? The question has been asked many times over, especially since so
read moreIm Jahr 2005 profilierte sich die Staatsoperette Dresden mit einer überregional vielbeachteten Konferenz, die den Titel Operette unterm Hakenkreuz trug.
read moreFirst you’ve never heard of Grüezi at all, even though the artists who created it are all artists you’ve known
read moreJust when you think there cannot, possibly, be any more Im weißen Rössl stuff coming your way – there is!
read moreIvor Novello’s World War 2 hit The Dancing Years has finally been made available in a ‘first complete recording’ by
read moreThe effect of Ivor Novello’s music on me was immediate: I remember the first time I heard his songs on
read moreFrom 10 to 12 January 2019 the University of Leeds is hosting an international operetta conference entitled Gaiety, Glitz and
read moreYes, they are very famous and widely known: Lehár’s operettas as recorded by the Nazis, often with stellar casts, offering
read moreEveryone knows that Lehár had a not-so-secret longing for the ‘grand operatic’ and devoted the latter part of his long
read moreNeustrelitz is a small, historic, beautiful, charming, quiet town, set amidst the lakes north of Berlin. For British readers: can
read moreBritish researchers are continuing their conference series Gaiety, Glitz and Glamour. For the next installment at the School of Music,
read moreSitting in her tidy Munich apartment, as snowflakes swirl outside, Jenny Hiller is far away as she watches her younger
read moreThe Hollywood spoof Axel an der Himmelstür, with music by Ralph Benatzky, premiered at the Theater an der Wien in
read moreHaving hugely enjoyed Barrie Kosky’s 2013 exuberant production of Abraham’s Ball im Savoy several times, I was interested to see
read moreTheater Augsburg is in the midst of refurbishment, so the various ensembles have decamped to several venues around the city.
read moreFor a city so rich in culture, and drowning in history, it is surprising to experience first-hand Berlin’s long cultural
read moreWe recently ran an article on “Operetta in the Third Reich,” reporting on the new book of the same title
read moreThe small spa town of Baden-bei-Wien, 26 kilometers south-west of Vienna and with a population of 26,000, boasts a 500
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