Folks Operetta revives a lost hit from pre-World War II Berlin.
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Love conquers all in The Csárdás Princess
But what else can you expect from a Viennese operetta?
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Dark times in light opera
With “Operetta in Exile,” Chicago Folks Operetta celebrates composers and librettists whose livelihoods—and lives—were threatened by Nazism.
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Chicago Folks Operetta cultivates The Rose of Stambul
With a new translation and a run at Chopin Theatre, Chicago Folks Operetta cultivates Leo Fall’s 1916 blossom, The Rose of Stambul
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Pass the Helmet: Bringing Opera to a Bar, Church, or Cabaret Near You
A new crop of scrappy troupes is making opera accessible, for both audiences and aspiring singers.