Operetta

  • Operetta: A Sourcebook, Volume II
    By Robert Ignatius Letellier

    Book: Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II. First performance: New York, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 16 November 1959; ...

  • Operetta: A Theatrical History
    By Richard Traubner

    Considered the classic history of this important musical theater form. Traubner's book, first published in 1983, is still recognized as the key history of the people and productions that made operetta a worldwide phenomenon.

  • Operetta: A Sourcebook, Volume I
    By Robert Ignatius Letellier

    This source book presents an overview of the operetta genre in all its forms.

  • Operetta: A Theatrical History
    By Richard Traubner

    This illustrated history of operetta has become the standard work on a delightful form of musical theater. Beginning in nineteenth-century Europe, Richard Traubner's volume details the creation of the genre's...

  • Operetta: A Theatrical History
    By Richard Traubner

    The book perfectly captures the champagne-and-ballroom atmosphere of the greatest works in the genre. It will appeal to all fans of musical theatre history.

  • Operetta
    By Witold Gombrowicz

    The theme of the play is the contrast between social classes.