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“Das hab’ ich von Papa gelernt”: Thomas Fritsch Dies At The Age Of 77

On 21 April, 2021, the actor and singer Thomas Fritsch died at the age of 77. He was the son

I’m an old conservative. I was ‘a little con-ser-va-tive’ (as opposed to a ‘little li-ber-al’) from the moment I was

The Austrian newspaper Der Standard has added a forgotten film operetta to their DVD series “Der österreichische Film”, a movie

After beginning her singing career as a teenager in the chorus of a New York revue, Miss MacDonald (born in

22/06/2020·1 comment·

In a preface to Cheer Up! British Musical Films 1929-1945, author Adrian Wright tells us that British Film Studios made

27/05/2020·1 comment·

Wohlbrück or Walbrook? Adolf or Anton? Whatever you choose to call him, the actor known under two names was one

As the times of self-isolation continue, so does the catching up on old and new operetta releases that I’ve been

Erik Charell, the director of the original film version of Der Kongress tanzt, labored long and hard to bring his

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Robert Stolz was a superb operetta conductor, as is documented by many recordings made in the famous Rudolf Schock/Margit Schramm

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If you check the International Movie Data Base, you’ll find that the Nazi film operetta Liebespremiere (1943) is an adaptation

Manchmal lohnt sich ja ein Ausflug in die tiefste Musiktheaterprovinz. Zum Beispiel ins schöne Stendal in der Altmark. Die meisten