The Emmerich Kálmán operetta premiered in war-time Austria-Hungary a century ago, in November 2015. Poignantly, it is being performed in Donetsk now, as artillery fire echoes in the distance. “In the theater, there is a rule that, even in war, performances should continue,” as an official at the opera is quoted in Wednesday's New York Times. Actually, Czardas Princess, called Sylva in Russian, is a perennial favorite in the former Soviet Union, thanks largely to a 1944 film, so it runs frequently.
The other thing I couldn't help noticing, in the Times article, is how much this pic reminds me of something out of Grand Budapest Hotel. It's not a lobby boy, however, just a cast member in an Austro-Hungarian uniform.
The other thing I couldn't help noticing, in the Times article, is how much this pic reminds me of something out of Grand Budapest Hotel. It's not a lobby boy, however, just a cast member in an Austro-Hungarian uniform.
Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times
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