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 ...

A dash of paprika and a banquet of glorious music can be found in Emmerich Kalman's "The Csardas Princess," the 1915 operetta some observers believe to be the Hungarian composer's finest achievement. ...

Chicago Folks Operetta is at it again, scouring dusty library shelves for operettas that once were the toast of Vienna and Berlin but have since fallen from the repertory, save for select opera houses ...

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, ...

The Hungarian Jewish composer of light music, Kálmán Imre (1882 –1953), better known by the Germanized version of his name, Emmerich Kálmán, continues to enjoy cult status in East and Central Europe.

Charles Kálmán, who has died aged 85, was a composer of operettas, musicals and chansons. He inherited the mantle from his father, Emmerich Kálmán, who with Franz Lehár, Oscar Strauss and others had ...