Newsletter
Members of the Jacques Offenbach Society receive a newsletter every four months. Members are encouraged to contribute. Reviews of performances and recordings are always welcome as are articles on anything relating to the composer and his works.
Contents from recent newsletters are summarised below.
December 2008
- News: An update on Opera Rara's recording of Vert-Vert; a new DVD recording of La Vie Parisienne; CD recordings of Madame Papillon and Madame Favart and a new record label dedicated to the works of Offenbach and artists who have performed in them. See news for more details
- Upcoming events (extracted from full listing)
- Reviews: Pacific Opera's Daphnis and Chloé in Sydney; CD Folies Dansantes chez Offenbach by Jean-Christophe Keck and the Soloists of the Pasdeloup Orchestra.
- Feature article: Part 2 of A Guide to the Works of Jacques Offenbach, A Suggested Categorization Scheme, by Peter Hawig, English translation by Robert L Folstein.
- Society Reprint: The sixth part of My Theatrical and Musical Recollections by Emily Soldene.
September 2008
- Review: Peter Hawig reviews the new innovative book Offenbach en España, Italia y Portugal (Offenbach in Spain, Italy and Portugal) by Jacobo Kaufmann
- Reviews: Robert L Folstein reviews the recently released DVD of a 1974 production of Orpheus in der Underwelt; Belle Nuit, a new Offenbach recital on CD by Vesselina Kasarova; and CD sets of La Périchole, Les Contes d'Hoffman and Le Château à Toto
- Feature article: Offenbach in Spain A Summary of Offenbach productions in Madrid between 1856 and 1908, based on Jacobo Kaufmann's book, by Peter Hawig
- Feature article: A Guide to the Works of Jacques Offenbach, A Suggested Categorization Scheme, by Peter Hawig, English translation by Robert L Folstein
- Society Reprint: The fifth part of My Theatrical and Musical Recollections by Emily Soldene.
June 2008
- Review: Peter Hawig writes about Vaudeville und Operette. Jacques Offenbachs Werke für das Théâtre du Palais-Royal by Ralf-Olivier Schwatz.
- Review: Robert Folstein reviews a recording of Bluebeard by Ohio Light Opera and some of the DVDs on offer from the Festival des Châteaux de Bruniquel.
- Feature article: Alexander Flores reflects on the Forgotten Offenbach, prompted by the recent release of the 2 CD set Entre Nous from Opera Rara
- Feature article: Robert L Folstein writes about his Favourite Scenes from L'Île de Tulipatan
- The fourth part of a Society Reprint: My Theatrical and Musical Recollections by Emily Soldene.
March 2008
- Remembrances of Robert Pourvoyeur, Offenbach enthusiast and biographer, who died on 25th December 2007
- Musings on a Pair of Operettas by Leon Perdoni
- Members comments on Entre Nous, Opera Rara's important new recording featuring little known Offenbach works
- Elodie ou le Forfait nocturne: feature article by Robert L Folstein
- The third part of a Society Reprint: My Theatrical and Musical Recollections by Emily Soldene.
- Review of Les Contes d'Hoffman in Sydney and the third CD in the Offenbach Cello Duets series with Paul Christopher and Ruth Drummond
December 2007
- A feature article on Offenbach and his influence on the development of musical theatre in Arabia by Alexander Flores.
- An introduction to Offenbach's sextet for cellos based upon themes from Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable by Paul Christopher, which is included on the latest CD of the composer's cello works published by cdbaby.
- The second part of a Society Reprint: My Theatrical and Musical Recollections by Emily Soldene.
- Bluebeard at the Buxton Festival: a few observations by Leon Pardoni
- Reviews of some recently released recordings
September 2007
- A feature section devoted to Fantasio, including synopsis, catalogue of musical numbers and discography by Robert L Folstein; an appreciation and analysis by Prof. Robert Pourvoyeur; and a reprint of the Ballade "Voyez dans la nuit brune...".
- The first installment of Society Reprint: My Theatrical and Musical Recollections by Emily Soldene, who was famous for her appearances in several works by Offenbach during the last part of the 19th century. (1897)
