Oper*etten-Talk

Operetta is pop culture. What society revels in, it absorbs and spits out from the stage in the most beautiful tones - at all times. Aren't the Don Giovannis (or Donna Giovannas) breaking virtual hearts on dating apps today? Isn't Siegfried the physical ideal of the influencer ("#machine", "#workout")? Doesn't Isolde sing herself to death simply because that's the soprano's destiny? Can Violetta Valéry's death in the opera only be endured because her alter ego is allowed to survive on the big screen (in Pretty Woman)? Opera nerd Nick-Martin Sternitzke tries to find answers to these questions with you!