Henry Ingram of COUSIN FROM NOWHERE, Reminisces on DER VETTER AUS DINGSDA
Roderich and I go way back. Roderich is of course, the 'echt' COUSIN FROM NOWHERE, and that was one of my roles at Stadt Theater Trier when I sang there as the Spiel Tenor for the municipal opera house. Singing in Trier was one of the most important events in my professional life and I have many, many happy memories of my time living in die Älteste Stadt Deutschlands on the banks of the Mosel. And the food…Römerbraten, Wei?wurst, Schweineschnitzel, Salzbrot, Leichtes Himbeer Eiskuchen, Hausgemachtes Sauerkraut Frikadellen und Schmalz! Not to mention the best Mosel Wein I ever drank, all from wineries on the banks of the Mosel as it snakes its way north from Trier through Bernkastel and Cochem to Koblenz.
The Toronto Operetta Theatre Presents THE COUSIN FROM NOWHERE This Weekend
The Toronto Operetta Theatre closes its 2013-2014 season with the Canadian Premiere of THE COUSIN FROM NOWHERE (Der Vetter aus Dingsda), written in 1921 by the German composerEduard Künneke when Berlin was hopping mad and crazed by world music. Conducted by Jürgen Petrenko, the performances are fully staged with orchestra at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts this weekend, May 1, 2, 3, 4 (mat).
The Toronto Operetta Theatre Presents THE COUSIN FROM NOWHERE, 5/1-4
The Toronto Operetta Theatre closes its 2013-2014 season with the Canadian Premiere of THE COUSIN FROM NOWHERE (Der Vetter aus Dingsda), written in 1921 by the German composerEduard Künneke when Berlin was hopping mad and crazed by world music. Conducted by Jürgen Petrenko, the performances are fully staged with orchestra at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts on May 1, 2, 3, 4 (mat). “Our COUSIN FROM NOWHERE performances will be the icing on the cake for our current season,” said TOT General Director Guillermo Silva-Marin. “It's a very special work, a chamber operetta really, written by a Berliner who incorporated American and Latin dance rhythms into a lyric framework.” The performances are supported by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.
Toronto Operetta Theatre Presents Holiday Production, THE LAND OF SMILES, 12/27
THE LAND OF SMILES, Franz Lehar's great masterwork from the 1920's, is Toronto Operetta Theatre's Holiday Production for the 2013/2014 Season with performances at the St. Lawrence Centre on Dec. 27, 28, 29 (mat) & 31, 2013 and Jan 2, 3, 4, 5, 2014, including a Gala New Year's Eve performance, dinner and dance.Eduard Künneke's THE COUSIN FROM NOWHERE premieres in Canada, on May, 1, 2014 with performances onMay 2, 3, 4, (mat) also at the St. Lawrence Centre.
Review: THE MERRY WIDOW
Bright and bubbly, sly and smart, this Toronto Operetta Theatre production is loaded with heart!
* * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)
