Operetta Research Center » Hungarian Operetta 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 Rediscovering a Forgotten Gem: “Die gelbe Lilie” in Annaberg-Buchholz http://operetta-research-center.org/christian-von-gotz-annaberg-die-gelbe-lilie-operetta-von-michael-krasznay-krausz/ http://operetta-research-center.org/christian-von-gotz-annaberg-die-gelbe-lilie-operetta-von-michael-krasznay-krausz/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:03:17 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25732 A long-lost musical treasure is coming back to life. On December 13, 2025, the little theater in Annaberg-Buchholz will premiere

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/christian-von-gotz-annaberg-die-gelbe-lilie-operetta-von-michael-krasznay-krausz/feed/ 2 Pongrác Kacsóh (1873–1923): A Life at the Intersection of Natural Sciences and Music http://operetta-research-center.org/janos-vitez-pongrac-kacsoh-1873-1923-life-intersection-natural-sciences-music/ http://operetta-research-center.org/janos-vitez-pongrac-kacsoh-1873-1923-life-intersection-natural-sciences-music/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2025 21:11:12 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25592 At the beginning of the 20th century, a Singspiel, János vitéz, premiered at the Király Theatre and became a milestone

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/janos-vitez-pongrac-kacsoh-1873-1923-life-intersection-natural-sciences-music/feed/ 0 Annus mirabilis? New Zarzuela Recordings in 2024 http://operetta-research-center.org/annus-mirabilis-new-zarzuela-recordings-2024/ http://operetta-research-center.org/annus-mirabilis-new-zarzuela-recordings-2024/#comments Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:35:52 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25427 When we speak of the zarzuela discography, the great Spanish opera singers of the second half of the 20th century

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/annus-mirabilis-new-zarzuela-recordings-2024/feed/ 0 The Career Paths of Composer Béla Szabados (1867–1936) http://operetta-research-center.org/hungarian-operetta-composer-bela-szabados-1867-1936/ http://operetta-research-center.org/hungarian-operetta-composer-bela-szabados-1867-1936/#comments Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:30:08 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=25378 There are artists – quite a few – whose names disappear from public consciousness in the decades following their death

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/hungarian-operetta-composer-bela-szabados-1867-1936/feed/ 0 Isaac Albéniz’s “The Magic Opal” at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid http://operetta-research-center.org/isaac-albenizs-magic-opal-teatro-de-la-zarzuela-madrid/ http://operetta-research-center.org/isaac-albenizs-magic-opal-teatro-de-la-zarzuela-madrid/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:52:55 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=23443 If not even a month ago the Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo invited us to take a magical journey to the

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/isaac-albenizs-magic-opal-teatro-de-la-zarzuela-madrid/feed/ 0 Spain Invades Broadway: Rediscovering “The Land of Joy” at the Off-Festival in Oviedo http://operetta-research-center.org/the-land-joy-rediscovered-in-oviedo/ http://operetta-research-center.org/the-land-joy-rediscovered-in-oviedo/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:34:16 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=23324 While German or Austrian theatres regularly programme classic Broadway musicals, Spain’s lyric theatres only rarely enter this attractive universe, though

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/the-land-joy-rediscovered-in-oviedo/feed/ 0 “Sissi, Queen of Hungary”: Huszka’s Operetta Turned Into A “National Heritage” Production http://operetta-research-center.org/sissi-queen-hungary-hungarian-monarchy-operetta-company/ http://operetta-research-center.org/sissi-queen-hungary-hungarian-monarchy-operetta-company/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:20:51 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=22273 The Hungarian “Monarchia Operett” (Monarchy Operetta Company [1]), under the artistic direction of dance comedian and costume designer Péter Erik

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/sissi-queen-hungary-hungarian-monarchy-operetta-company/feed/ 1 The New Emmerich Kálmán Research Centre In Budapest http://operetta-research-center.org/new-emmerich-kalman-research-centre-budapest/ http://operetta-research-center.org/new-emmerich-kalman-research-centre-budapest/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2017 09:03:19 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=13079 We recently reported on the new Emmerich Kálmán Research Centre that will open in Budapest. It’s an academic institution funded

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/new-emmerich-kalman-research-centre-budapest/feed/ 0 Kálmán Forever: Hungarian Operetta Exhibition In Moscow http://operetta-research-center.org/hungarian-operetta-exhibition-moscow/ http://operetta-research-center.org/hungarian-operetta-exhibition-moscow/#comments Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:01:22 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=12482 The Hungarian Herman Ottó Muzeum has announced that it has debuted in Moscow with a solo exhibition. At the end

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/hungarian-operetta-exhibition-moscow/feed/ 1 Altenburg bei Paris? Or: “Toi c’est moi” http://operetta-research-center.org/altenburg-bei-paris-toi-cest-moi/ http://operetta-research-center.org/altenburg-bei-paris-toi-cest-moi/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 15:12:36 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/orca/?p=2082 Yesterday I went to Altenburg. I know, even my German friends say ‘where?’. Well, it’s a lovely town in Thüringen,

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