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Welcome
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Concert Operetta Theater
Daniel Pantano, Executive and Artistic Director
2129 W. Ritner Street
Philadelphia, PA 19145
215-389-0648
ConcertOT@aol.com
"The only Viennese concert operetta in the USA!"
Now you can find Concert Operetta Theater on Youtube.com
Click here to go to the Concert Operetta Theater's Youtube channel!
At The Helen Corning Warden Theater
A beautiful 1910 ballroom at The Academy of Vocal Arts
1920 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Click here to see the compelete 2009 - 2010 season
March 20 and 21, 2010 both shows at 4 pm in Philadelphia
Philadelphia premiere of new English translation
Giuditta
Starring Academy of Vocal Arts Resident Artists
Corinne Winters, soprano (debut) & Sean Arnold, tenor (debut)
with
Shelley Jackson, soprano (debut)
Aaron James Spencer, tenor
Ryan Kuster, bass-baritone
José Meléndez, music director and pianist
 
Music by Franz Lehár (1934)
Original book and lyrics by Paul Knepler and Fritz Lohner
New English Translation by Adam Carstairs
She leaves her husband in Spain and runs away with a handsome soldier stationed in Africa. Can she be faithful to him?
Lehar's only operetta which debuted at the Vienna State Opera House.
Hear his haunting melody Meine lippen sie kussen so heiss...
Click here to read the story
What the critics have said about Concert Operetta Theater
Daniel Pantano dedicates himself to restoring and preserving this type of music
theater. He is artistic director of the Concert Operetta Theater and he casts his productions with attractive professionals. These shows are worth seeing and hearing
for their tunefulness and wistfulness. And, on occasion, there comes a weekend like
this when we get even more.
Steve Cohen, The Opera Critic
Concert Operetta Theater has carved out a regional niche for itself that needs and deserves support because no one else is doing what it does —
perform the glorious repertoire of operettas.
Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local
The Concert Operetta Theater draws on the huge pool of classically trained singers
based in our region to present classic operettas concert-style, without sets or costumes. They leave the details up to your imagination and concentrate on the music and the dialogue. I was especially impressed with the quality of the acting. There’s no reason,
after all, why a vocalist who can hit high notes shouldn't be able to recite dialogue in a natural, effective manner.
Tom Purdom, Broad Street Review
Videos and DVD's of COT productions are available for
Music of the American Operetta (concert, 2009)
A Waltz Dream (Oscar Straus, 2009)
Sari (Emmerich Kalman, 2008)
Loves of Lehar (concert, 2008)
Naughty Marietta (Victor Herbert, 2008)
Countess Maritza -2007 (Emmerich Kalman, 2007)
The Cousin from Batavia (Eduard Kunneke, 2007)
The Merry Widow (Franz Lehar, 2006)
An Afternoon of Operetta Classics (concert, 2006)
The Czarevitch (Franz Lehar, 2006)
A Night in Vienna! (concert, 2005)
The Music of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy (concert, 2005)
Die Schöne Galathée (Franz von Suppe, 2005)
The Chocolate Soldier (Oscar Straus, 2004)
The Duchess of Chicago (Emmerich Kalman, 2004)
The Count of Luxembourg (Franz Lehar, 2004)
O.K. Video
406 Philadelphia Pike Wilmington, DE 19809
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I totally enjoyed the Saturday afternoon performance of Kalman's operetta Sari, featuring Steven LaBrie....Glorious singing, excellent Hungarian sonics, with umlauted sounds to die for! A special thanks to you for preserving, nurturing and making so vibrant the operetta genre.
Lew Loesburg.
I received the Maritza DVD and immediately played it. Bravo! Wie lieblich! Wie entzükend! The voices were uniformly quite good and the women all are very attractive and cute. The small chorus works very well with minimal musical diminution. Your approach and concept is an excellent and efficient, yet musically and theatrically valuable and enjoyable, format!
David Baumgartner, Ohio
"The Cousin from Batavia " was the first COT performance that
I attended, having learned only a few months ago of
your existence through an internet search. I very much
enjoyed the performance and look forward to coming back
for more. I'm glad to see that there are at least a few others
who also enjoy this kind of music. Thank you for your efforts!
Carl Shankweiler Valley View, Pa.
Thank you for keeping the music of the operetta alive.
Last Saturday's Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy
concert was fantastic. It brought back many happy memories.
The voices were magnificent and the setting -
the beautiful St. Monica'sChurch - made for a heavenly evening.
Cleta Higgins
In a city with far too few performances of
opera and virtually none of operetta,
Concert Operetta Theater has carved out a
regional niche for itself that needs and deserves
support because no one else is doing what it does
— perform the glorious repertoire of operettas.
Michel Caruso, The Chestnut Hill Local
The production (The Czarevitch) was really super...
You must come to realize what a great contribution
you make to the regional music scene.
For that I thank you most sincerely.
Keep up the good...no, excellent work.
Dr. Joseph McGory
Bravo Daniel, Outstanding singing!
The Czarevitch was a wonderful production.
Bob Abbott
"A Night in Vienna! was an evening of delight, so many
wonderful talented performers. We want to thank you
for "Vienna" and previous productions that have thrilled
us and retrained our faith that operatta can still be
experienced in this era."
Illene and Don Suplee
"Schöne Galathée was truly Schön"
Dan Rothermel, The Savoy Company
"You may be controversial in Philadelphia,
but you certainly understand this material"
Michael Presser, Inside Broadway
"Countess Maritza adds another feather to the crown of
Concert Operetta Theater and its founder Daniel Pantano"
John Lane, The Weekly Press 2003
"The invaluable Concert Operetta Theater…"
Michael Harrington, Philadelphia Inquirer
"After the performance (The Duchess of Chicago)
I jotted down the comment "near perfect!"
J. Gehringer, NJ
"What a magnificent musical afternoon - Bravo!"
F. Horwitz, Chester County, PA
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