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Operetta : a theatrical history / by Traubner, Richard

Table of Contents: “…chapter THE EMPEROR OF OPERETTA --…”
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Operetta : a sourcebook. by Letellier, Robert Ignatius

Subjects: “…Operetta.…”
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Operetta : a Sourcebook, Volume I / by Letellier, Robert Ignatius

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Table of Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Illustrations; Chronology; 1. French Operetta; 2. Austro-Hungarian Operetta; The Imperial Operetta (1855-1870); The Bourgeois Operetta (1870-1890); Operetta of the Belle-Epoche (1890-1914); The Comédie Musicale (1918-1930); L'Opérette Marseillaise (1930-1939) & L'Après-Guerre (1945-1960); The Golden Age (1845-1900); The Silver Age (1900-1930); The Revue-Operetta (1920-1960); Jacques Offenbach (1819); Florimond Rongé (Hervé) (1825); Alexandre-Charles Lecocq (1832); Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (1836); Paul Lacôme (1838).…”
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Der Sainete Lirico : Funktionsanalytische Betrachtungen Einer Gattung Unterhaltenden Musiktheaters. Annäherungen an Seine Produktion, Rezeption und Distribution Im Madrid der Resta... by Model, Agnes Dorothea

Subjects: “…Operetta.…”
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Leonard Bernstein's Candide : a comic operetta in two acts. by Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

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The two bouquets ; a novelette by Farjeon, Eleanor, 1881-1965

Sigmund Romberg by Everett, William A., 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Sigmund Romberg : the man and his music -- Finding a voice : operetta, revue, and musical comedy -- Staging nostalgia : the road to maytime -- Continued success : The magic melody and Blossom time -- Young love in old Heidelberg : The student Prince -- Romance and exoticism in North Africa : The desert song -- Exploring new possibilities : from Cherry blossoms to The new moon -- Emulating the past : later stage works -- Romberg in Hollywood -- Building a legacy.…”
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You mean the world to me : documentary

Subjects: “…Operetta Germany.…”
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Franz von Suppé : overtures and preludes by Suppé, Franz von, 1819-1895

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Beautiful mornin' : the Broadway musical in the 1940s by Mordden, Ethan, 1947-

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Woman hollering creek and other stories by Cisneros, Sandra

Table of Contents: “…La fabulosa : a Texas operetta ;…”
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Subtitling Today : Shapes and Their Meanings.

Table of Contents: “…It Ain't Over Till the Fat Lady Sings: Subtitling Operas and Operettas for the DVD Market /…”
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Victor Herbert : a Theatrical Life.

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Visions of Vienna : Narrating the city in 1920s and 1930s cinema by Seibel, Alexandra

Table of Contents: “…The Sound of Make-Believe -- Ernst Lubitsch and the World of the Operetta -- Introduction -- 'Retrospective Utopia': The Myth of Vienna and the Operetta -- The Meaning of the Waltz: The High, the Low, and the Great Fall -- Contested Territory: The Operetta and Its Allure for Cinema -- Becoming Viennese: Music and Sexual Agency -- Ernst Lubitsch and the Naughty Operetta Tradition -- 'What a Speller!'…”
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The complete book of 1960s Broadway musicals by Dietz, Dan, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Alphabetical list of shows -- Chronology (by season) -- Chronology (by classification) -- Discography -- Filmography -- Gilbert and Sullivan operettas -- New York City Center Light Opera Company productions -- New York City Opera Company productions -- Music Theatre of Lincoln Center productions -- Other operetta productions -- Published scripts -- Theatres.…”
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The frontiers of the sea. by Ustinov, Peter

Table of Contents: “…--The gift of a dog.--Life is an operetta.--God and the state railways.--The silken dagger.…”

The American musical and the performance of personal identity by Knapp, Raymond

Table of Contents: “…The Viennese connection : Franz Lehár and American operetta (The merry widow (1907). Naughty Marietta (1910). …”
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The American musical and the performance of personal identity by Knapp, Raymond

Table of Contents: “…The Viennese connection : Franz Lehár and American operetta (The merry widow (1907). Naughty Marietta (1910). …”
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The Gershwin style : new looks at the music of George Gershwin

Table of Contents: “…Shirley -- Gershwin's operetta overtures : medley or composition? / Wayne Schneider -- Nice work : thoughts and observations on Gershwin's last songs / Steven E. …”
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Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore &, Trial by jury / H.M.S. Pinafore

The complete book of 1980s Broadway musicals by Dietz, Dan, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Broadway musicals of the 1980s -- Appendixes: Chronology (by season) ; Chronology (by classification) ; Discography ; Filmography ; Gilbert and Sullivan operettas ; Other productions ; Black-themed revues and musicals ; Jewish-themed revues and musicals ; Radio City Music Hall productions ; Published scripts ; Theatres.…”
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Machiavelli by Barincou, Edmond

Table of Contents: “…View in perspective -- The Machiavegli, citizens of Florence -- The servant of the republic -- "Operettas, idle tales, and other frivolities" - - "I feel myself growing weary-- " -- Anthology : The climate of the times ; "La verita effettuale delle cose" ; "The fruits of history" ; The technique of power ; Last words.…”

The complete book of 1940s Broadway musicals by Dietz, Dan, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Chronology (by season) -- Chronology (by classification) -- Discography -- Gilbert and Sullivan operettas -- Filmography -- Other productions -- Published scripts -- Theatres.…”
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Strains of dissent : popular music and everyday resistance in WWII France, 1940-1945 / Popular music and everyday resistance in WWII France, 1940-1945 by Jakes, Kelly

Table of Contents: “…From Prisoners to Men: Operettas on the POW Camp Stage; Chapter 5. GI Jazz: Music and Power in Liberation France; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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The complete book of 1970s Broadway musicals by Dietz, Dan, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…1970 season -- 1970-1971 season -- 1971-1972 season -- 1972-1973 season -- 1973-1974 season -- 1974-1975 season -- 1975-1976 season -- 1976-1977 season -- 1977-1978 season -- 1978-1979 season -- 1979 season -- Appendixes: Chronology (by season) ; Chronology (by classification) ; Discography ; Filmography ; Gilbert and Sullivan operettas ; Other productions ; Black-themed revues and musicals ; Jewish-themed revues and musicals ; Radio City Music Hall productions ; Published scripts ; Theatres.…”
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Germaine Tillion, Lucie Aubrac, and the Politics of Memories of the French Resistance.

Table of Contents: “…The narrative of resistance in Marc Bloch's L'étrange défaite -- Germaine Tillion and resistance to the the Vichy syndrome -- From Ravensbrück to Algiers and Noisy-le-Grand : the dialogues with deportation of Germaine Tillion and Geneviève de Gaulle Anthonioz -- Re-viewing The battle of Algiers with Germaine Tillion -- Available in hell : Germaine Tillion's operetta of resistance at Ravensbrück -- French singularity, the Resistance, and the Vichy syndrome : Lucie Aubrac to the rescue -- Resistance and its discontents : affairs, archives, avowals, and the Aubracs -- The grandchildren of Godard and the Aubracs : betrayal, resistance, and the people without a memory.…”
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Singing in Greek : a guide to Greek lyric diction and vocal repertoire by Zervanos, Lydía, 1984-

Table of Contents: “…Lambelet ; Spyridon-Filiskos Samaras (1861-1917) ; National school of music : composers ; Manolis Kalomiris (1883-1962) ; National school of music : song selection ; Greek operetta ; Modernism in Greek art music ; Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) : five Greek folk songs.…”
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The Rise of the Modern Yiddish Theater : Avrom Goldfaden and the Jewish Stage. by Quint, Alyssa

Table of Contents: “…The Ban, Cultural Momentum, and the Modern Yiddish Theater; Afterword: Modern Yiddish Theater and the Extravernacular; Appendix I: Synopses of Goldfaden's Operettas; Appendix II: The Sorceress…”
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A cybernetic study of speaking and singing by Piso, Jon

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Basic Elements -- Propaedeutics -- Charts -- Practice -- Interpretation of the Images of the Oscillograms: Charts 5, 6 and 7 -- The high register (section B) -- The Range of Harmonics -- Final (Short) Observations -- Credentials of the Author -- Some of the Theatres where Piso Sang in Opera Performances -- Roles in His Repertoire -- Places where Piso Sang in Recitals and Concerts of Chamber Music, Oratories, Operas and Operettas between 1952-1995 -- Extracts and Criticism from Chronicles -- Chronicles in English -- Texts of Chronicles Re-translated from German, French, Russian, Italian and English -- Bibliography.…”
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The empire abroad and the empire at home : African American literature and the era of overseas expansion by Gruesser, John Cullen, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Griggs's Imperium in imperio and The Hindered hand -- African American Literature, the Philippine-American War, and expansion in the Pacific -- Black burdens, Laguna tales, and "citizen Tom" narratives: African American writing and the Philippine-American War -- Annexation in the pacific and Asian conspiracy in central America in James Weldon Johnson's unproduced operettas -- Pauline Hopkins, the Colored American magazine, and the critique of empire abroad and at home in "Talma Gordon".…”

The Garden and the Workshop : Essays on the Cultural History of Vienna and Budapest. by Hanák, Péter

Table of Contents: “…The Cultural Role of the Vienna-Budapest Operetta CHAPTER SEVEN; Social Marginality and Cultural Creativity in Vienna and Budapest (1890-1914); EIGHT ; Vox Populi: Intercepted Letters in the First World War ; Notes ; Index.…”
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The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals. by Dietz, Dan

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1990 Season; 1990-1991 Season; 1991-1992 Season; 1992-1993 Season; 1993-1994 Season; 1994-1995 Season; 1995-1996 Season; 1996-1997 Season; 1997-1998 Season; 1998-1999 Season; 1999 Season; Appendix A: Chronology (by Season); Appendix B: Chronology (by Classification); Appendix C: Discography; Appendix D: Filmography; Appendix E: Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas; Appendix F: Other Productions; Appendix G: Black-Themed Revues and Musicals; Appendix H: Jewish-Themed Revues and Musicals; Appendix I: Radio City Music Hall Productions.…”
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The Musical : a Research and Information Guide. by Everett, William

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The empire abroad and the empire at home : African American literature and the era of overseas expansion / African American literature and the era of overseas expansion by Gruesser, John Cullen, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Annexation in the Pacific and Asian Conspiracy in Central America in James Weldon Johnson's Unproduced Operettas; Coda: Pauline Hopkins, the Colored American Magazine, and the Critique of Empire Abroad and at Home in "Talma Gordon."…”
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The complete book of 1950s Broadway musicals by Dietz, Dan, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; 1950 Season; 1950-1951 Season; 1951-1952 Season; 1952-1953 Season; 1953-1954 Season; 1954-1955 Season; 1955-1956 Season; 1956-1957 Season; 1957-1958 Season; 1958-1959 Season; 1959 Season; Appendix A: Alphabetical List of Shows; Appendix B: Chronology (by Season); Appendix C: Chronology (by Classification); Appendix D: Discography; Appendix E: Filmography; Appendix F: Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas; Appendix G: New York City Center Light Opera Company Productions; Appendix H: New York City Opera Company Productions; Appendix I: Other Productions.…”
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Consuming Ancient Egypt. by MacDonald, Sally

Table of Contents: “…How to Stage Aida; 4. Vicent Lleo's Operetta: La Corte de Faraon; 5. Egypt in Hollywood: Pharaohs of the Fifties; 6. …”
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Comparative Hungarian cultural studies

Table of Contents: “…Contemporary Hungarian Literary Criticism and the Memory of the Socialist PastThe Absurd as a Form of Realism in Hungarian Literature; On the German and English Versions of Márai's A gyertyák csonkig égnek (Die Glut and Embers); Exile, Homeland, and Milieu in the Oral Lore of Carpatho-Rusyn Jews; Part Three: Comparative Hungarian Cultural Studies and the Other Arts; Nation, Gender, and Race in the Ragtime Culture of Millennial Budapest; Jewish (Over)tones in Viennese and Budapest Operetta; Curtiz, Hungarian Cinema, and Hollywood; Lost Dreams and Sacred Visions in the Art of Ámos.…”
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Yiddish theatre : new approaches

Table of Contents: “…Writing the history of the Yiddish theatre / Joel Berkowitz -- The 'low' culture of the Purimshpil / Ahuva Belkin -- Romanticism and the Yiddish theatre / Nahma Sandrow -- Jewish plays on the Russian stage : St Petersburg, 1905-1917 / Barbara Henry -- The text of Goldfaden's Di kishefmakherin and the operetta tradition / Paola Bertolone -- Shulamis and Bar kokhba : renewed Jewish role models in Goldfaden and Halkin / Seth L. …”
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Gilbert & Sullivan : instant merriment. / Instant merriment by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911, Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900

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Monsieur Choufleuri restera chez lui le ... / M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le ... by Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880

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