Operetta Research Center » Nazi Operetta 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 The Return of “Ennobled” Operetta: Lehár, Thielemann, and an Unlearned Lesson http://operetta-research-center.org/staatsoper-unter-den-linden-neujahrskonzert-christian-thielemann-lehar/ http://operetta-research-center.org/staatsoper-unter-den-linden-neujahrskonzert-christian-thielemann-lehar/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:01:10 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25792 Berlin was—and in many ways still is—a center of operetta innovation. A reminder: in the 1920s, crucial impulses for renewing

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/staatsoper-unter-den-linden-neujahrskonzert-christian-thielemann-lehar/feed/ 0 Rediscovering a Forgotten Gem: “Die gelbe Lilie” in Annaberg-Buchholz http://operetta-research-center.org/christian-von-gotz-annaberg-die-gelbe-lilie-operetta-von-michael-krasznay-krausz/ http://operetta-research-center.org/christian-von-gotz-annaberg-die-gelbe-lilie-operetta-von-michael-krasznay-krausz/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:03:17 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25732 A long-lost musical treasure is coming back to life. On December 13, 2025, the little theater in Annaberg-Buchholz will premiere

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/christian-von-gotz-annaberg-die-gelbe-lilie-operetta-von-michael-krasznay-krausz/feed/ 2 Pocket Size Spectacle: Paul Lincke’s “Prinzess Rosine” Back in Berlin http://operetta-research-center.org/paul-linckes-prinzess-rosine-air-ballet-back-berlin/ http://operetta-research-center.org/paul-linckes-prinzess-rosine-air-ballet-back-berlin/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:46:02 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25542 You could say this is rather daring (and wonderful): bringing Paul Lincke’s 1905 extravaganza Prinzess Rosine – which includes a

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/paul-linckes-prinzess-rosine-air-ballet-back-berlin/feed/ 0 Operette und Musicals in der DDR: Ein Gespräch mit Werner P. Seiferth vom Metropoltheater http://operetta-research-center.org/operette-und-musicals-der-ddr-ein-gesprach-mit-dem-metropoltheater-intendanten-werner-p-seiferth/ http://operetta-research-center.org/operette-und-musicals-der-ddr-ein-gesprach-mit-dem-metropoltheater-intendanten-werner-p-seiferth/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:26:12 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21387 Übers Thema Operette in der DDR wird in letzter Zeit wieder mehr gesprochen. 2012 gab es in der Ausstellung Welt

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/operette-und-musicals-der-ddr-ein-gesprach-mit-dem-metropoltheater-intendanten-werner-p-seiferth/feed/ 0 Ambitionierte Vergangenheitsbewältigung: „Lass uns die Welt vergessen – Volksoper 1938“ http://operetta-research-center.org/vergangenheitsbewaltigung-lass-uns-die-welt-vergessen-volksoper-1938/ http://operetta-research-center.org/vergangenheitsbewaltigung-lass-uns-die-welt-vergessen-volksoper-1938/#comments Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:02:17 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=24959 Zu ihrem 125-jährigen Jubiläum leistete sich die Wiener Volksoper eine Haupt- und Staatsaktion-Premiere mit dem etwas umständlichen Titel Lass uns

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/vergangenheitsbewaltigung-lass-uns-die-welt-vergessen-volksoper-1938/feed/ 1 Stefan Huber (1960-2023): Ein Nachruf aus Zuschauerperspektive http://operetta-research-center.org/stefan-huber-1960-2023-ein-nachruf-aus-zuschauerperspektive/ http://operetta-research-center.org/stefan-huber-1960-2023-ein-nachruf-aus-zuschauerperspektive/#comments Sun, 26 Nov 2023 10:44:05 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=24777 Diese Woche verstarb der Regisseur Stefan Huber. Er hat u.a. mit seiner Operettenserie an der Komischen Oper Berlin Aufmerksamkeit erregt,

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/stefan-huber-1960-2023-ein-nachruf-aus-zuschauerperspektive/feed/ 0 “Prinz von Preußen”: A Forgotten DDR Musical Revived in Zittau http://operetta-research-center.org/prinz-von-preusen-ddr-musical-revived-zittau-sascha-luder/ http://operetta-research-center.org/prinz-von-preusen-ddr-musical-revived-zittau-sascha-luder/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:28:48 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=24785 At the small Gerhart Hauptmann Theater in Zittau (close to the Czech and Polish border in Eastern Germany) you can

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/prinz-von-preusen-ddr-musical-revived-zittau-sascha-luder/feed/ 0 It’s Finally Here: Karin Meesmann’s Biography of Paul Ábrahám http://operetta-research-center.org/karin-meesmann-biography-paul-abraham-hollitzer/ http://operetta-research-center.org/karin-meesmann-biography-paul-abraham-hollitzer/#comments Sat, 19 Aug 2023 10:13:12 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=24632 Anyone interested in Paul Ábrahám will have known – or will have heard – that Karin Meesmann has been working

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/karin-meesmann-biography-paul-abraham-hollitzer/feed/ 0 Erstmals auf DVD: Benatzkys „Der reichste Mann der Welt“ http://operetta-research-center.org/ganz-groser-kitsch-aber-gigantisch-gekonnt-benatzkys-der-reichste-mann-der-welt-annaberg/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ganz-groser-kitsch-aber-gigantisch-gekonnt-benatzkys-der-reichste-mann-der-welt-annaberg/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2023 09:47:29 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=22940 In der Geschichte der deutschsprachigen Operette bedeutet die sogenannte Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten Anfang 1933 einen radikalen Einschnitt: Die bis dahin

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ganz-groser-kitsch-aber-gigantisch-gekonnt-benatzkys-der-reichste-mann-der-welt-annaberg/feed/ 5 Paul Lincke’s “Frau Luna” – A Radio Recording from Cologne on CPO http://operetta-research-center.org/paul-lincke-frau-luna-recording-cologne-cpo/ http://operetta-research-center.org/paul-lincke-frau-luna-recording-cologne-cpo/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:31:36 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=24345 There is no real shortage of Frau Luna recordings, the Paul Lincke classic from 1899 has always worked well as

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/paul-lincke-frau-luna-recording-cologne-cpo/feed/ 1 “Czech Operetta and Its Transnational Context”: A Conference in Prague http://operetta-research-center.org/czech-operetta-transnational-context-conference-prague/ http://operetta-research-center.org/czech-operetta-transnational-context-conference-prague/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:48:15 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=24304 In March 2023 there’s a three-day conference in Prague devoted to the question of “Czech Operetta and Its Transnational Context”.

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/czech-operetta-transnational-context-conference-prague/feed/ 0 Berlin’s “Theater des Volkes”: The Dark Side of Germany’s Entertainment Industry http://operetta-research-center.org/theater-des-volkes-berlin-history-new-book-sabine-schneller-guido-herrmann/ http://operetta-research-center.org/theater-des-volkes-berlin-history-new-book-sabine-schneller-guido-herrmann/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2023 16:56:58 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=24370 The history of Berliner Großes Schauspielhaus – birthplace of the great 1920s Eric Charell revues and especially of Im weißen

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