Operetta Research Center » Richard Rodgers 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 Rodgers & Hammerstein Revisited: “The King and I” & “South Pacific” on Jay Records http://operetta-research-center.org/rodgers-hammerstein-revisited-the-king-and-i-south-pacific-jay-records/ http://operetta-research-center.org/rodgers-hammerstein-revisited-the-king-and-i-south-pacific-jay-records/#comments Tue, 02 May 2023 12:55:02 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=24475 This morning I had an interesting package on my desktop. Complete recordings of The King and I (1994) and South

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/rodgers-hammerstein-revisited-the-king-and-i-south-pacific-jay-records/feed/ 1 George London On Broadway – But Without His Partner Mario Lanza http://operetta-research-center.org/george-london-broadway/ http://operetta-research-center.org/george-london-broadway/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:30:30 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20928 And now, I would like to talk to you about George London. Yes, I am aware that he didn’t sing

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/george-london-broadway/feed/ 1 “She Loves Me”: Miklos Laszlo’s Hungarian Play As A Modern Broadway-Operetta? http://operetta-research-center.org/she-loves-me-broadway-operetta/ http://operetta-research-center.org/she-loves-me-broadway-operetta/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2016 09:01:10 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=9367 Many great operetta things come from Hungary; and you might add, many great musical comedy things too. Emmerich Kalman wanted

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/she-loves-me-broadway-operetta/feed/ 0 “Shall We Dance?” Kelli O’Hara As Anna Leonowens http://operetta-research-center.org/shall-dance-king-2015/ http://operetta-research-center.org/shall-dance-king-2015/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:51:36 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=6806 This opulent revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s enduring 1951 classic certainly has much to commend it. For starters, theatergoers have

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/shall-dance-king-2015/feed/ 0 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Allegro” Returns to New York http://operetta-research-center.org/rodgers-hammersteins-allegro-returns-new-york/ http://operetta-research-center.org/rodgers-hammersteins-allegro-returns-new-york/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2014 02:01:21 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=5089 As this Off-Broadway revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s 1947 failure Allegro is directed by John Doyle – he

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/rodgers-hammersteins-allegro-returns-new-york/feed/ 0 Rodgers & Hart’s ‘Native Operetta’: A New “Dearest Enemy” Cast Album http://operetta-research-center.org/rodgers-harts-native-operetta-dearest-enemy/ http://operetta-research-center.org/rodgers-harts-native-operetta-dearest-enemy/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2013 09:03:14 +0000 http://chateauorwey.com/orca/?p=952 Aye, you might very well ask: why is a recording of Rodgers & Hart’s “American Musical Comedy” Dearest Enemy coming

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/rodgers-harts-native-operetta-dearest-enemy/feed/ 0 Oscar Hammerstein’s Complete Lyrics Tells the Story of One Man’s Struggle http://operetta-research-center.org/oscar-hammersteins-complete-lyrics-tells-story-one-mans-struggle/ http://operetta-research-center.org/oscar-hammersteins-complete-lyrics-tells-story-one-mans-struggle/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:47:47 +0000 http://chateauorwey.com/orca/?p=881 Between 1943 and 1959, the lyricist-librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) and his composer partner, Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), transformed American popular

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/oscar-hammersteins-complete-lyrics-tells-story-one-mans-struggle/feed/ 0 Interview mit Joseph Olefirowicz zum Thema Operette und Musical http://operetta-research-center.org/interview-mit-joseph-olefirowicz-zum-thema-operette-und-musical/ http://operetta-research-center.org/interview-mit-joseph-olefirowicz-zum-thema-operette-und-musical/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:24:42 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=2675 Sie haben lange und erfolgreich im kommerziellen Musicalbereich gearbeitet, u.a. bei der Stella in Bochum, Stuttgart und Berlin, wo Sie

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/interview-mit-joseph-olefirowicz-zum-thema-operette-und-musical/feed/ 0 THE VAGABOND KING Musical play in 4 acts http://operetta-research-center.org/vagabond-king-musical-play-4/ http://operetta-research-center.org/vagabond-king-musical-play-4/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2001 09:38:17 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/orca/?p=2406 One of the many variants on the Abu Hasan ‘king for a day’ tale, Justin McCarthy’s play If I Were

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