Operetta Research Center » Ohio Light Opera 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 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 2025 – A Survey of the Highlights http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-2025-survey-highlights-harry-forbes/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-2025-survey-highlights-harry-forbes/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:46:14 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25610 Where else but at the Ohio Light Opera in Wooster could you find such a wonderfully varied season of musicals

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ohio-light-opera-2025-survey-highlights-harry-forbes/feed/ 0 Italian Operetta Collector and Buffo Ernesto G. Oppicelli Passed Away http://operetta-research-center.org/italian-operetta-collector-ernesto-g-oppicelli-passed-away/ http://operetta-research-center.org/italian-operetta-collector-ernesto-g-oppicelli-passed-away/#comments Sun, 18 Aug 2024 09:32:36 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25215 At the end of July 2024, operetta collectors around the world lost a point of reference: Ernesto G. Oppicelli passed

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/italian-operetta-collector-ernesto-g-oppicelli-passed-away/feed/ 0 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 Hahn Meets “Hairspray,” Or: Some Very Queer Operetta Offerings http://operetta-research-center.org/hahn-meets-hairspray-queer-operetta-offerings/ http://operetta-research-center.org/hahn-meets-hairspray-queer-operetta-offerings/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:39:04 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25131 Just as the season in Germany is about to close, two new operetta productions hit the stage that give cause

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/hahn-meets-hairspray-queer-operetta-offerings/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 Daddy Issues At Ohio Light Opera: How Could “Constructive” Critcism Work With Lehár’s “Cloclo”? http://operetta-research-center.org/constructive-operetta-critcism-lehars-cloclo/ http://operetta-research-center.org/constructive-operetta-critcism-lehars-cloclo/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2020 20:55:35 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20091 The other day I had a long transatlantic phone conversation with an US-American operetta researcher I greatly admire for his

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/constructive-operetta-critcism-lehars-cloclo/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 Lehár’s “Cloclo” (1924) On CD & DVD From The Ischl Festival And Ohio Light Opera http://operetta-research-center.org/lehars-cloclo-cd-dvd-ischl-ohio-light-opera/ http://operetta-research-center.org/lehars-cloclo-cd-dvd-ischl-ohio-light-opera/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:46:33 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19779 Franz Lehár’s 1924 operetta Cloclo is not one of his more famous titles, and it hasn’t stayed in the repertoire

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/lehars-cloclo-cd-dvd-ischl-ohio-light-opera/feed/ 2 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 The Victor Herbert World Says Goodbye To Restorationist Quade Winter (1951-2019) http://operetta-research-center.org/victor-herbert-world-says-goodbye-restorationists-quade-winter-1951-2019/ http://operetta-research-center.org/victor-herbert-world-says-goodbye-restorationists-quade-winter-1951-2019/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:58:53 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=18480 The Victor Herbert world says goodbye to one of its restorationists. Quade Winter of Pendleton, Oregon, died of cardiac arrest

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