Desirée Nick: “Ich bin die größte Diva von allen!”
Die singende Entertainerin und TV-Phänomen Desirée Nick ist derzeit in der Sat1-Show Promi Big Brother zu bestaunen (und so ziemlich
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?
read moreTwo researchers from the Austrian Cabaret Archive (ÖKA), Iris Fink and Hans Veigl, have just published a 275 page book
read moreThe Austrian music historian, film director and author Ernst Kaufmann has written a biography of his uncle – composer Bruno
read moreA little book dealing with the entertainment industry during the Great War: Galgenhumor. Kleine Kunst im Großen Krieg. Ein Beitrag
read moreYou can call it amazing, it’s certainly reason enough for all operetta fans to listen up: In St. Petersburg a
read more“Was wird bleiben?” Kann bei der „leichten Muse“ überhaupt so hochgestochen gefragt werden? Immerhin wird hier von „Evergreens“ gesprochen! Das
read moreWhat became eventually known as “operetta” or “opérette” didn’t start its life under that name. The earliest works of the
read moreMost Germans are familiar-very familiar-with the White Horse Inn. That’s because the film version starring Peter Alexander and Waltraud Haas
read moreIt’s about time, you might say, that someone remembered the great Max Hansen and made him the center of a
read moreDie Revue-Operette Im Weißen Rößl, 1930 im Großen Schauspielhaus Berlin unter Erik Charell uraufgeführt, war einer der größten Theatererfolge der
read moreWie konnte das geschehen? Wie konnte aus der aktuellen, witzigen, frivolen und vor allem internationalen Kunstform Operette, die speziell in
read moreUm der Wahrheit die Ehre zu geben: Ich kannte von der Operette Der König mit dem Regenschirm mal gerade den
read moreWhen composer Ralph Benatzky (1884-1957) – fresh from his international triumphs with Casanova, The Three Musketeers and White Horse Inn
read moreA new biography of White Horse Inn-composer Ralph Benatzky is out, written by Benatzky- (and Bertold Brecht-) expert Fritz Hennenberg.
read more1980 brachten die Musik-Konzepte ein Heft heraus, das der Musik und dem sozio-kulturellen Umfeld von Jacques Offenbach gewidmet war.[1] Es
read moreSie haben lange und erfolgreich im kommerziellen Musicalbereich gearbeitet, u.a. bei der Stella in Bochum, Stuttgart und Berlin, wo Sie
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