Emmerich Kalman s The Gypsy Princess has just about everything you can hope for in an opera: sex, deceit, romance, near-death experiences, and showgirls. Also, singing. And contrary to the popular ...

They say no minute goes by in the world without a melody of Emmerich Kálmán's, born 125 years ago, being heard either on stage, on television, on the radio, at a concert or gala. And most often, no ...

Most opera companies have no compunction about delving into the lighter world of operetta. And why should they? The operetta repertoire abounds in splendid mixes of music and words to complement ...

If the Gypsy Princess is Imre Kálmán's most successful work, it is without a doubt that Countess Maritza is his most exciting and most popular piece. It is by no wonder, since Maritza is full of hits, ...

We head to a concert by the Danish National Radio Orchestra. In concert in Copenhagen, Leopold Hager leads the orchestra first in a polka by Johann Strauss called Hail, Hungary. Then we hear the ...