Posts Tagged 'Zarah Leander'

On Screen

“Pardon, Madame”: UdK Students Present Their Version Of “In Stanniolpapier” Online

The students at UdK (Universität der Künste) in Berlin who are training to be stars in the field “Musical/Show” are

It’s astonishing that Sony Masterworks is releasing an album of operetta songs – in jazz arrangements! Presented by the young

At the beginning of August 2020 Helga Benatzky died at the blessed age of 96: she had been in charge

On Screen

The Hollywood spoof Axel an der Himmelstür, with music by Ralph Benatzky, premiered at the Theater an der Wien in

Yes, it’s that time of year again when New Year’s concerts are unavoidable. It’s also the time when those in

Considering the continuing number of revivals of Im weißen Rössl one could be forgiven for thinking that Benatzky composed nothing

The Volksoper Vienna has revived the 1936 hit Axel an der Himmeltür, originally written for Zarah Leander and Max Hansen.

In Print

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

News

Yes, it might be true that the Austrian operetta festival in Bad Ischl is fighting for “pure survival,” as director

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You can call it amazing, it’s certainly reason enough for all operetta fans to listen up: In St. Petersburg a

“Was wird bleiben?” Kann bei der „leichten Muse“ überhaupt so hochgestochen gefragt werden? Immerhin wird hier von „Evergreens“ gesprochen! Das