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 moreOkay, Munich has the Gärtnerplatztheater and thus a center of operetta “maintenance” in Germany which competes with Staatsoperette Dresden, Musikalische
read moreWhen I visited Tallinn in 2016 and saw that they were playing Ball im Savoy at the Estonian National Opera,
read moreMy first theatre visit of 2020 was an ominous forewarning of what was to come: On 2 January I saw
read moreObviously, there are many ways to present history, including musical history. At the moment, you can watch the amazing Viola
read moreAfter rumors had already started circulating, it’s now official: Komische Oper Berlin has cancelled its live stream of Paul Abraham’s
read moreYeehaw! Komische Oper Berlin has finally awoken from its Sleeping Beauty Corona mode; the company has decided to offer something
read morePutting on Eduard Künneke’s 1920 hit Der Vetter aus Dingsda seemed like a good idea in times of Corona restrictions:
read moreThe Austrian newspaper Der Standard has added a forgotten film operetta to their DVD series “Der österreichische Film”, a movie
read moreThe 2nd wave Corona lockdown has made operetta performances virtually impossible in many countries, and it looks like it might
read moreYou could say it’s a bitter irony: ever since theaters in Germany re-opened after the summer, Barrie Kosky has said
read moreDevotees of classic Hollywood musicals – the sort that are the staple of Turner Classic Movies – will know Hungarian
read moreFrom 14 October onwards the Fundación Juan March is presenting a special program dedicated to Jacques Offenbach. The series of
read moreIt might be imagined by those who underrate the virility of convention that the good old-fashioned musical comedy would not
read morePaul Abraham’s Ball im Savoy opened at Berlin’s Großes Schauspielhaus in December 1932 with a superstar cast – and was
read moreThe Drama Review (TDR) is planning a special issue on the developments in the German theater scene from 2010 to
read moreThe Rotter brothers, Fritz and Alfred, were the most prominent private theater directors during the Weimar Republic before losing everything
read moreIf expectations are exceptionally high for a Paul Abraham operetta at Komische Oper Berlin that’s because, in the past, the
read moreIt’s hard to believe, but this is actually only the second fully staged production of Paul Abraham’s Märchen im Grand
read moreHere’s something truly special: an album of Werner Richard Heymann’s symphonic music that has not been available acoustically earlier and
read moreThe fact that Dagmar Manzel has been involved in the Weimar Republic operetta revival at Komische Oper Berlin from the
read moreIt’s a pretty grand claim to make: “With their multi-media stage show Operetta Made in Austria stage stars Ildiko Raimondi
read moreIm Jahr 2005 profilierte sich die Staatsoperette Dresden mit einer überregional vielbeachteten Konferenz, die den Titel Operette unterm Hakenkreuz trug.
read moreIn Vienna the great operetta artist Rosy Barsony has found her final resting place. The Jewish performer was born as
read moreAfter having been forgotten for more than 80 year, new interest in Paul Ábrahám’s Märchen im Grand-Hotel is noticeable. You’ll
read moreAt Komische Oper Berlin, Paul Ábrahám’s ‘last’ operetta premiered in a new production by Stefan Huber, with a newly arranged
read moreIt’s with great sadness that we heard about the death of Alfred Wagner this morning. He was the man behind
read more“We’re not an operetta palace!“ Says Komische Oper intendant Barrie Kosky at the press conference where he announced the new
read moreAh yes, the Weimar Republic. Again? While the Museum für Fotografie in Berlin is currently showing a marvelous exhibition on
read moreAfter having had great success in Berlin with three operettas on a very grand scale – Viktoria und ihr Husar
read moreIn the case of an artist of the caliber of Katharine Mehrling it’s obviously worth sticking around until the very
read moreHerr Hagedorn, seit Sie mit Ihrem Kollegen Matthias Grimminger angefangen haben für den WDR und die dortige Ábrahám-Aufführungsserie Partituren von
read moreLehár Festival Bad Ischl 2018. Das Konzert- und Kongresshaus gleicht einem Bienenstock, Publikum strömt herbei während das Ensemble sich einstimmt
read moreSo it was off to Waikiki and South Sea breezes, again. I had a chance to see Paul Abraham’s glorious
read moreThis spring, stage director Felix Seiler and choreographer Danny Costello staged Paul Abraham’s Die Blume von Hawaii with students in
read moreWe all have our favorite memories – our ‘madeleine moment’ that changed our world forever. For me, this moment occurred
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