The Unitel Operettas of the 1970s

[kurt_erichsen]

On a new year’s eve shortly after I got my first VCR - 1981-2 or so - I got as copy of Johann Strauss’ Fledermaus from the local PBS station. It was a production I fell in love with - directed by Otto Schenck, conducted by Carl Böhm, performed by the Wiener Staatsoper. Besides the music, the acting was very good, so it worked both as a farce and as

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[jrittenhouse]

*whine* I still miss that PBS production of ORPHEUS. This sounds like quite a find!

Dear Departed Orphée

[kurt_erichsen]

For everybody else reading this -- Jim recalls seeing a wonderful production of Offenbach's _Orphée aux Enfers_ on PBS in his youth, and has wanted a copy ever since

Re: Dear Departed Orphée

[jrittenhouse]

Yeah, I strongly remember "...le cœur d'un roi de Béotie.." (as per this tune) and that it was done in period drag, but that's about it for details.

I very well may have seen one of the Unitel shows; hard to say, but it's very possible. I saw it in the middle to late 1970s, yes.

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[jrittenhouse]

http://www.new-classics.co.uk/html/music_dvd_reviews.html

The Naughty Marietta listed here sounds pretty tasty. Love Alfred Drake..

http://www.boysoloist.com/films.asp?type=3

And yes, I just picked up a copy of Orphee - the Minkowski/Pelly one. So we'll see that...