Hugo Hirsch’s “Der Fürst von Pappenheim“ Revived in Annaberg-Buchholz
It’s announced as a “rarity“ – and it certainly is. The Winterstein Theater in Annaberg-Buchholz in Saxony/Germany will present Hugo
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World Premiere Recording: Walter W. Goetze’s “Wenn Männer schwindeln”
The works of German pre-WW1 composers have only recently come back into focus again – as opposed to the better-known
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“Das ist die Berliner Luft”: Paul Lincke Overtures Volume 1
This newly issued 2020 recording from CPO has rarely been out of my CD player since it arrived: it is
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Jean Gilbert’s “Kinokönigin” (1913) Is Returning To The Stage In Leipzig
There’s interesting news from Leipzig, where the Musikalische Komödie has just announced what they’ll be doing in the 2021/22 season.
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Catch Him If You Can? A New Biography Of Willi Kollo (1904-1988) Discussing His Nazi History
You could be surprised: here’s a brand new Willi Kollo (1904-1988) biography, and the only picture you’ll find anywhere in
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Wolfgang Jansen’s New Biography Of Willi Kollo (1904-1988): How Much Nazi History Will He Adress?
It took Berlin based musical theater researcher Wolfgang Jansen a while, and it took the various legal departments even more
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Evelin Förster Presents: “Sommerfrische (Bade)Chansons” From 1910–1930
The heat wave is back, in Germany at least. And the only appropriate way to cool off – operetta style!
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Cross-Dressed Military Operetta In World War 1 And 2: An Exhibition In Meiningen And A New Book
Back in 2014, corresponding with the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Schwules Museum in Berlin offered
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“Wie einst im Mai” At The Summer Festival in Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz is a small, historic, beautiful, charming, quiet town, set amidst the lakes north of Berlin. For British readers: can
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Sigrid Grajek Revives Claire Waldoff Repertoire
Die Wirkungsgeschichte von Ikonen folgt eigenen Maßstäben. Und die von Claire Waldoff ganz besonders. Denn die Lieder und Aufnahmen der
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Victor Hollaender: The Musical Voice of Wilhelmine Berlin
Alan Lareau, Professor of German at the University of Oshkosh and a scholar specialized in the cabaret culture of the
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“Berlin Non Stop”: A New Musical For The German Capital?
Isn’t it strange that the city of Berlin is so popular, with young (and not so young) hormone-driven tourists from
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Operetta In Cottbus: “Blaubart” and “Wirtshaus im Spessart”
One does not need much prompting to travel to Cottbus: the small town south-east of Berlin has one of the
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The “Europäische Stiftung Operette” Is Back With A Vengeance
The headline in the email to the local press certainly caught our attention: “Europäische Stiftung Operette (ESO) präsentiert Berliner Operette
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Jean Gilbert, Walter Kollo and Berlin Operetta After 1914
They were two of the most successful and influential operetta composers in Berlin: Jean Gilbert and Walter Kollo. One Jewish,
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“Made in Berlin”: Otto Schneidereit Revisited
There’s a lot of talk, again, these days about „Operetta Made In Berlin”—how it differs from other German language types
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Wie einst im Mai – 1943 vs. 1913
Für alle, die unlängst das ZDF-Magazin aspekte gesehen haben: Es gibt neben der dort zelebrierten Berliner Jazz- und Revueoperette der
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