Operetta Research Center » Stefan Frey 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 Lehár’s “Giuditta”: The Splendour and Misery of the Exchangeable http://operetta-research-center.org/franz-lehars-giuditta-essay-mathias-spohr/ http://operetta-research-center.org/franz-lehars-giuditta-essay-mathias-spohr/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:26:58 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25311 To speak of the genre of Viennese operetta as having a kind of Hegelian spirit, with a life course from

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/franz-lehars-giuditta-essay-mathias-spohr/feed/ 12 Ukrainian Operetta – Or, Popular Musical Theater in Times of War http://operetta-research-center.org/ukrainian-operetta-popular-musical-theater-times-war-kyiv/ http://operetta-research-center.org/ukrainian-operetta-popular-musical-theater-times-war-kyiv/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:42:22 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25391 Yes, there is an institution called National Operetta of Ukraine. It has been situated in the National Academic Theater of

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/ukrainian-operetta-popular-musical-theater-times-war-kyiv/feed/ 0 The First Truly “Complete” Recording Of Kálmán’s “Gräfin Mariza” On CPO http://operetta-research-center.org/first-complete-recording-graefin-mariza/ http://operetta-research-center.org/first-complete-recording-graefin-mariza/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:25:46 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=22732 Did it really take until 2021 for a complete Countess Mariza recording to come out? Of course, there have been

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/first-complete-recording-graefin-mariza/feed/ 4 Big Bang Moments: Martin Mitterrutzner Sings Tenor Hits Of The 1930s http://operetta-research-center.org/martin-mitterrutzner-sings-tenor-hits-1930s/ http://operetta-research-center.org/martin-mitterrutzner-sings-tenor-hits-1930s/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:52:32 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21605 The repertoire Tyrolean tenor Martin Mitterrutzner presents on his new album Heut’ ist der schönste Tag was made popular in

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/martin-mitterrutzner-sings-tenor-hits-1930s/feed/ 1 Dumbing Down Operetta: Thomas Macho’s New Lehár Movie On Arte http://operetta-research-center.org/dumbing-down-operetta-thomas-machos-new-lehar-movie-arte/ http://operetta-research-center.org/dumbing-down-operetta-thomas-machos-new-lehar-movie-arte/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:55:09 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=21120 Obviously, there are many ways to present history, including musical history. At the moment, you can watch the amazing Viola

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/dumbing-down-operetta-thomas-machos-new-lehar-movie-arte/feed/ 1 Leo Fall’s “Die Rose von Stambul”: What About The Hijab Controversy? http://operetta-research-center.org/leo-fall-rose-von-stambul-hijab-controversy/ http://operetta-research-center.org/leo-fall-rose-von-stambul-hijab-controversy/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2020 14:27:49 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20555 This new recording starts overwhelmingly: with gongs, whole tone scales, rhythmic oriental rattling, bouncing horn passages à la Richard Strauss.

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/leo-fall-rose-von-stambul-hijab-controversy/feed/ 1 Boys Will Be Boys, Or: “Die blaue Mazur” At Bühne Baden http://operetta-research-center.org/boys-will-boys-die-blaue-mazur-buhne-baden/ http://operetta-research-center.org/boys-will-boys-die-blaue-mazur-buhne-baden/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:18:53 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20179 Operetta “live” in Austria? Bühne Baden is one of the few places where you can actually experience the genre on

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/boys-will-boys-die-blaue-mazur-buhne-baden/feed/ 0 Embarrassment of Riches? A New Franz Lehár Reader At Böhlau Publishing http://operetta-research-center.org/embarrassment-riches-new-franz-lehar-reader-bohlau-publishing/ http://operetta-research-center.org/embarrassment-riches-new-franz-lehar-reader-bohlau-publishing/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:38:53 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19519 The only way I can describe my reaction to this attractively packaged new Franz Lehár reader, published to coincide with

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/embarrassment-riches-new-franz-lehar-reader-bohlau-publishing/feed/ 0 Celebrating Franz Lehár’s 150th Birthday With New Books At Böhlau http://operetta-research-center.org/celebrating-franz-lehars-150th-birthday-new-books-bohlau/ http://operetta-research-center.org/celebrating-franz-lehars-150th-birthday-new-books-bohlau/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:27:58 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19127 It’s Franz Lehár’s 150th birthday coming up in April, and various authors and publishing houses are getting ready to celebrate

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/celebrating-franz-lehars-150th-birthday-new-books-bohlau/feed/ 0 “…was verloren ging”: A New Book About Operetta Before & After 1933 http://operetta-research-center.org/verloren-ging-new-book-operetta-1933/ http://operetta-research-center.org/verloren-ging-new-book-operetta-1933/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:04:57 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=17942 Im Jahr 2005 profilierte sich die Staatsoperette Dresden mit einer überregional vielbeachteten Konferenz, die den Titel Operette unterm Hakenkreuz trug.

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/verloren-ging-new-book-operetta-1933/feed/ 1 “Lächeln trotz Weh und tausend Schmerzen”: Franz Lehárs Rundfunkaufnahmen im Dritten Reich http://operetta-research-center.org/lacheln-trotz-weh-und-tausend-schmerzen-franz-lehars-rundfunkaufnahmen-im-dritten-reich/ http://operetta-research-center.org/lacheln-trotz-weh-und-tausend-schmerzen-franz-lehars-rundfunkaufnahmen-im-dritten-reich/#comments Sat, 13 Oct 2018 10:49:18 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=15929 Yes, they are very famous and widely known: Lehár’s operettas as recorded by the Nazis, often with stellar casts, offering

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/lacheln-trotz-weh-und-tausend-schmerzen-franz-lehars-rundfunkaufnahmen-im-dritten-reich/feed/ 0 ‘Authentic’ Operetta Productions At Ohio Light Opera? Plus A Festival Symposium http://operetta-research-center.org/authentic-operetta-productions-ohio-light-opera-festival-symposium/ http://operetta-research-center.org/authentic-operetta-productions-ohio-light-opera-festival-symposium/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2018 08:04:13 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=15579 Enterprising Ohio Light Opera, ever devoted to ‘authentic’ productions from the world of musical comedy and operetta, seems to go

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