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Jan 2019
4m 40s

Vorbericht: "Ball im Savoy" am Staatsthe...

BAYERISCHER RUNDFUNK
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Die Operette "Ball im Savoy" des jüdischen Komponisten Paul Abraham kam am 23. Dezember 1932 erstmals in Berlin auf die Bühne, doch der emanzipatorische Inhalt der Operette war im Hitler-Deutschland nicht erwünscht. In Nürnberg hat der "Ball im Savoy" am 19. Januar nun Premiere, und die Macher wollen den frivol-frechen Geist der 1930er Jahre wieder aufleben ... Show More
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