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There’s a lot happening in the world of theater right now, not just because of Corona and the ongoing lockdown
read moreThere’s a lot happening in the world of theater right now, not just because of Corona and the ongoing lockdown
read moreAt the beginning of August 2020 Helga Benatzky died at the blessed age of 96: she had been in charge
read moreHas the long waiting finally come to an end, is post-Corona operetta back? After the somewhat problematic “Jewish and Gay”
read moreIn 1924 Betty Fischer created one of the greatest operetta roles of the 20th century: Gräfin Mariza in Emmerich Kálmán’s
read more“Blindekuh”, literally “blind cow”, is the German term for the “blind man’s buff” game – and it is the title
read moreThe staging of musical-dramatic works in the late nineteenth century was dominated by operetta, which effectively dictated the programmes of
read moreBenatzky’s 1930 hit Meine Schwester und ich in a new Wien Volksoper production is totally delightful and enchantingly charming. More
read moreIt’s with great sadness that we heard about the death of Alfred Wagner this morning. He was the man behind
read moreOver the past twenty years, German-speaking operetta has been enjoying a revival, especially Berlin operettas of the Weimar Republic by
read moreIt will come as no surprise when I say that Im weißen Rössl holds an extra-special place in my heart,
read moreThe overwhelming and instant success of Erik Charell’s operetta spectacle Im weißen Rössl at Berlin’s Großes Schauspielhaus (the so-called “Theater
read moreThe Hollywood spoof Axel an der Himmelstür, with music by Ralph Benatzky, premiered at the Theater an der Wien in
read moreYes, it’s that time of year again when New Year’s concerts are unavoidable. It’s also the time when those in
read moreThe so called Kammeroperette Münster specialises in staging “minimalist” productions of neglected operettas: this year one of Benatzky’s first full-length
read moreConsidering the continuing number of revivals of Im weißen Rössl one could be forgiven for thinking that Benatzky composed nothing
read moreHere is a splashy new biography of “Broadway’s Greatest Producer,” Florenz Ziegfeld, written by the team of the Brideson sisters,
read moreThe Volksoper Vienna has revived the 1936 hit Axel an der Himmeltür, originally written for Zarah Leander and Max Hansen.
read moreThe White Horse Inn at the Central Park – an Austrian operetta staged in New York in the 1940s? Yes,
read moreTo tell the truth: Im weißen Rössl at the Neustrelitz open air operetta festival was fascinating! For a start, I
read moreAs everyone knows, by now, there are many White Horse Inn incarnations out there, and it seems more and more
read moreYoung stage director Simon Burkhalter is busy putting Im weißen Rössl on in Bern, Switzerland, where the “slowest people in
read moreDas Weiße Rössl am Central Park – eine österreichische Kultoperette im New York der 40er Jahre? 1941 und 1947 war
read moreRalph Benatzky’s “Musikalisches Lustspiel” Bezauberndes Fräulein (1933) is a true delight. As anyone knows who has ever heard the wonderful
read moreIt is one man’s enthusiasm that made this possible: the hotel owner Jürgen Haase from Neustrelitz – a picturesque town
read moreThe art of the suggestive song is not restricted to any particular historic era; it is, however, limited to a
read moreMany great operetta things come from Hungary; and you might add, many great musical comedy things too. Emmerich Kalman wanted
read moreYes, there’s a new book on Oscar Straus, that often over-looked composer of Ein Walzertraum but also of Die lustigen
read moreDie singende Entertainerin und TV-Phänomen Desirée Nick ist derzeit in der Sat1-Show Promi Big Brother zu bestaunen (und so ziemlich
read moreIt’s a ultra-pink birthday today, and a reason for the operetta world to celebrate one of its greatest divas of
read moreYes, there is more: more White Horse Inn. (Hooray!) The Paris-Lodron Univeristy Salzburg, together with the Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, is
read moreWhen a production of White Horse Inn starts with a new overture and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” – segueing into
read moreThe Austrian newspaper Der Standard was founded in 1988 and is known, if you believe Wikipedia, as a “left-liberal” and
read moreIf you’re watching this space, you might have registered some recent frustration with current operetta conductors who were not quite
read moreYes, it might be true that the Austrian operetta festival in Bad Ischl is fighting for “pure survival,” as director
read moreYes, there is going to be another one: The Musikalische Komödie will present the Ralph Benatzky/Erik Charell “Singspiel” Im weißen
read moreHold your breath: There’s going to be an „interdisciplinary symposium“ on White Horse Inn, examining „new cultural-historical perspectives 1930-2015.“ When?
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