The Operetta

The Bird Trader by Thomas StieglerToday I would like to speak of an official, a section head even, who does not serve the usual prejudice and who shows that the most beautiful flowers bloom in the strangest places. It is the story of a man who, in his meagre free...

The origins of the operettaAt the end of the 19th century, Vienna was the undisputed music capital of Europe. While other countries snatched the riches of the earth, while the neighbouring German empire strived for its unification and threw itself into the feverish...