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The article reviews a February 2010 production in Vienna, Austria, of the 1930s operetta "Die Blume von Hawaii," composed by Paul Abrahams.

The article offers information on the impact of covid-19 pandemic on the operetta festival, Seefestspiele Mörbisch, held in New York.

The article presents a profile of the career of tenor Wolfgang Gratschmaier, who sings both operetta and opera roles at the Volksoper opera house in Vienna, Austria. It discusses his love for the operetta genre and the roles he has sung in operettas such as "Csárdásfürstin" by composer Emmerich Kálmán and operas such as "Turandot" by composer Giacomo Puccini. Also discussed is his venture into directing a production of an early work by composer Richard Wagner, "Rienzi."

The article presents an overview of the operetta festival Seefestspiele Mörbisch 2010 and its artistic director Harald Serafin, who became director in 1992. Discussed is the success of the festival in Mörbisch, Austria which draws over 200,000 visitors every year. The 2010 season features an operetta by composer Franz Léhar called "Der Zarewitch" with an unusual sad ending.

The article reviews a performance of the operetta "Die Dubarry," originally written by Austrian composer Carl Millöcker and radically reworked by German composer Theo Mackeben at the at the Stadttheater Baden, Austria.

The article offers news briefs from the music and theater world as of June 2011. German soprano Dagmar Schellenberger was appointed as artistic director of the Mörbisch Lake Festival, an operetta festival in Austria. The Konzerthausgesellschaft, organizer of music festival in the premises of the Konzerthaus (Concert House) in Vienna, Austria, announces a competition for young composers. A study on the indirect profitability of theater subventions in Vienna was conducted in 2009.

The article profiles the young German soprano, Caroline Melzer, who is a member of the ensemble at the Volksoper opera house in Vienna, Austria. Her first role is that of the title role in the opera "Rusalka" by the composer Antonin Dvořák. Also discussed are her other roles in various opera houses in Germany, such as Elvira in the opera "Don Giovanni" by the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and her work in operettas by composer Franz Léhar.

The article presents a review of the operetta "Prinz Methusalem" by Johann Strauß and performed in the Staatsoperette in Dresden, Germany in May 2010.

The article announces the program of the opening of the Franz Lehár Festival in Bad Ischl, Austria on July 17, 2010 with the operetta "Die Csárdásfürstin" by composer Emmerich Kälman.

The article presents a review of the 2010 / 2011 season at the Vienna Volksoper opera house, in Vienna, Austria including a "Traviata-Serie" with Rena Bruson, an operetta by Franz Lehàr, "Straus & Stolz", and the premiere of Jerry Herman's "Hello, Dolly".

The article presents information about operettas planned for open-air performances between July and August 2009 in Vienna, Austria.