Before the Broadway musical, America experienced a golden age of operetta during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The songs of Sigmund Romberg, Franz Lehar, Johann Strauss II, and other operetta ...

3 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 4 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities In this multi-media concert, Chicago's Folks Operetta celebrates the stories and music ...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Let's hope it's just benign neglect that's kept Providence composer John B. Archer's "The Romany Maid" lying silent for the last century. Archer, who wrote in the style of such ...

If you love operettas, love the music and the stories, don't miss this exhibit. Celebrating the legacy of operetta composers Franz Lehar, Emmerich Kalman, and Sigmund Romberg whose works were ...

4 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities The CFO version is edited by Gerald Frantzen, directed by George Cederquist and music directed by Anthony Barrese. Opening night is Saturday ...

Chicago Folks Operetta's 2012 staging of The Circus Princess, by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kalman Credit: Gerald Frantzen This weekend, Chicago Folks Operetta, which earlier this year mounted a rare ...

Organists have been known to compare playing an organ to flying a jet airplane. “That’s right,” says Dennis Dezort, “and I have both experiences.” Dezort is retiring as music director and organist at ...