Take the swirl of a Strauss waltz. Add a festive spirit and a case of champagne. The result is Viennese operetta! No tragic endings. No fiendish bad guys. Just couples successfully working out their differences against a largely light-hearted background and a fair...
Can-Can girls and singing pirates: welcome to the world of French and English operetta! It’s one thing to have romance and humor as Viennese operetta offered. However, in Paris and London, a dash of social satire came into the mix. With Orpheus in the Underworld and...
Before Broadway became “Broadway,” there were European operettas. When these came to New York City, they taught American composers how to write more compelling stage works. Music historian Betsy Schwarm will explore how the European practice of having music serve the...
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