ABRAHAM, P.: Ball at the Savoy [Operetta] (Sung in English) (A. Kelly, G. Frantzen, R.T. Oldham, C.F. Gruel, Chicago Folks Operetta, A. Barrese)

Hungarian composer Paul Abrahám enjoyed huge success across Europe with his ‘jazz operettas’, not least in Weimar Berlin where his works scored for an orchestra augmented by a jazz band caused a sensation. Ball im Savoy (‘Ball at the Savoy’) has a plot reminiscent of Die Fledermaus and its variety of influences, some European and some reflective of contemporary American popular song, won the kind of acclaim only equalled by Franz Lehár. The premiere, which took place in December 1932, was for some the last major cultural event of Weimar Germany.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Abraham, Paul
Grimminger, Matthias - Arranger
Barrese, Anthony - Arranger
Löhner-Beda, Fritz - Lyricist
Frantzen, Gerald - Lyricist
Grünwald, Alfred - Lyricist
Hagedorn, Henning - Arranger
Glagov, Hersh - Lyricist
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
1Prelude: Waltz: Ball at the Savoy02:40
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
2Introduction: My dear Venezia bella Venezia! - Will you be true? (Chorus, Madeleine, Aristide)05:15
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
3Act I Scene 1: Where are they? (Lily, Paulette, Hermence, René, Ernst)00:46
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
4Act I Scene 1: Sevilla: A toast to madame, a toast to Marquis! (Chorus, Madeleine, Aristide)02:41
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
5Act I Scene 2: What a pleasure it is to see you all again (Aristide, Madeleine, René, Hermence, Paulette, Lily, Ernst, Archibald)02:05
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
6Act I Scene 2: There's only one lady for me - Duet: Without your love, where would I be? (Aristide, Madeleine)03:29
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
7Act I Scene 3: What a lovely garden (Lily, Paulette)00:08
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
8Act I Scene 4: Who needs gin when I'm here! (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé)00:28
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
9Act I Scene 4: My father, on the other hand - At Home along the Bosporus: Halla, halla, hai! (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé)02:12
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
10Act I Scene 5: Aristide! How was the honeymoon? (Mustafa, Aristide)01:57
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
11Act I Scene 6: Hey, do you know who just pulled up outside? (Ernst)00:06
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
12Act I Scene 6: Hi everybody! I'm here! - Kangaroo: Nobody wants to do the foxtrot today (Daisy, René, Ernst, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé, Archibald)03:55
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
13Act I Scene 7: Daisy! When did you get here? (Aristide, Daisy, Mustafa, Madeleine)00:57
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
14Act I Scene 8: Did you really cross the ocean just to see me? (Madeleine, Daisy)01:42
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
15Act I Scene 8: What's it like to be newlyweds? - The Wedding Night: Duet: The very first thing I recall (Daisy, Madeleine)03:30
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
16Act I Scene 9: Mustafa, there's no time to waste (Aristide, Mustafa, Archibald)02:09
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
17Act I Scene 10: Aristide, I'm so excited to have you all to myself tonight (Madeleine, Aristide, Mustafa, Daisy, Archibald)04:32
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
18Act I Scene 11: I can't believe he's leaving me on our first night at home (Madeleine, Daisy)01:12
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
19Act I Scene 11: An eye for an eye, a kiss for a kiss! - A Woman is Faithful, but Why?: A man doesn't have to be faithful (Madeleine)03:26
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
20Act I Scene 12: Ah, Miss Daisy, en grande toilette! (Mustafa, Daisy)01:53
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
21Act I Scene 12: Duet: Mr. Brown and Lady Claire: Every night at the bar (Daisy, Mustafa)03:20
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
22Act I Scene 13: Finale: I'll have a ball at the Savoy! (Aristide, Archibald, Ernst, Mustafa, Radio Announcer, Bébé, Monsieur Albert, Madeleine, Lily, Paulette, Hermence)06:30
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
23Act II: Entrance Music01:08
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
24Act II Scene 1: Gentlemen, you won't believe who's here! - Entrance of Tangolita: Tangolita! (Maurice, René, Radio Announcer, Bartender, Archibald, Tangolita)02:10
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
25Act II Scene 1: Bella Tangolita: The fellas call me "Bella Tangolita" (Tangolita, Archibald, René, Bartender, Maurice, Radio Announcer)02:27
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
26Act II Scene 2: To see all six of you here together… (Mustafa, Pomerol, Trude, Ilonka, Mizzi, Bessie, Lucia, Giulette)01:17
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
27Act II Scene 2: We Turks are all 'polygamied' out - Turkish Kissing: Constantinople isn't a place (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé)03:01
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
28Act II Scene 3: Come out of retirement, Marquis? (Pomerol, Aristide, Mustafa, Maurice, Radio Announcer, Bartender, Madeleine)02:35
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
29Act II Scene 3: How could a man betray a woman of such beauty and charm? - Toujours L'amour: I was in love (Aristide, Madeleine)05:51
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Disc 2
1Act II Scene 4: How did it go? (Mustafa, Aristide, Maurice, Célestin)02:03
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
2Act II Scene 5: Where have you been, Mr. Mustafa? (Daisy, Mustafa)01:55
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
3Act II Scene 5: Duet: Out on the Town: I've studied it every which way (Mustafa, Daisy, Ilonka, Trude, Giulette, Bessie, Mizzi)03:12
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
4Act II Scene 6: Oh, you've got it all wrong, Aristide (Tangolita, Aristide, Pomerol)01:44
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
5Act II Scene 7: Room eight? With her? (Madeleine)00:10
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
6Act II Scene 7: I Kiss As Well As Any Tangolita: It's in my blood (Madeleine)05:33
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
7Act II Scene 8: There's no time to lose (Madeleine, Célestin, Pomerol)02:00
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
8Act II Scene 8: Reminiscence: Toujours L'amour (Madeleine)01:08
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
9Act II Scene 9: Séparée Scene: How charming! (Madeleine, Célestin, Pomerol, Aristide, Tangolita)05:23
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
10Act II Scene 9: Ladies dressed at the height of fashion (Chorus, Mustafa, Radio Announcer, Crowd, Daisy)04:22
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
11Act II Scene 9: Niagara Fox: Here's the latest new craze (Daisy, Ilonka, Trude, Giulette, Bessie, Mizzi, Maurice, René, Pomerol, Radio Announcer, Archibald, Bébé, Bartender)02:28
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
12Act II Scene 10: Bravo, Pasodoblé! (Mustafa, Daisy, Chorus)01:46
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
13Act II Scene 10: What 'do' I like about you? - Why Am I in Love with You?: When women look at you my dear (Daisy, Mustafa, Chorus)04:05
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
14Act II Scene 10: Madeleine's Confession: La, la, la… I am a more alluring senorita (Madeleine, Aristide, Tangolita)05:17
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
15Act II Scene 10: Finale: He Swore that He'd Be Faithful (Madeleine)04:17
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
16Act III: Entrance Music02:24
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
17Act III Scene 1: Melodrama: Unbelievable! The wife of the Marquis de Faublas would never do a thing like that (Archibald, Bébé)01:22
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
18Act III Scene 2: Bébé, where's my wife? (Aristide, Bébé, Archibald, Mustafa)01:43
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
19Act III Scene 3: Reminiscence: I'll have a ball at the Savoy (Madeleine, Bébé, Aristide, Archibald)04:16
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
20Act III Scene 3: Take a Trip with Me to Alma-ata: One thing I know now (Madeleine, Mustafa)01:56
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
21Act III Scene 4: What's all the fuss about? (Daisy, Archibald, Mustafa)01:25
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
22Act III Scene 4: Why Am I in Love with You? (reprise) (Mustafa, Daisy)00:33
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
23Act III Scene 5: Is everything packed? (Madeleine, Bébé, Daisy)00:32
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
24Act III Scene 6: Madame, the attorney has arrived (Archibald, Madeleine, Célestin, Daisy)00:33
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
25Act III Scene 7: So, you're Maitre Levy's representative? (Aristide, Célestin, Madeleine, Daisy, Mustafa)01:16
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
26Act III Scene 8: Thank you (Célestin, Mustafa, Aristide, Daisy)03:06
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
27Act III Scene 9: What a fine young man (Mustafa, Daisy, Aristide, Madeleine, Archibald)01:11
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
28Act III Scene 9: Postlude: Oh, why am in in love with you (Daisy, Madeleine, Mustafa, Aristide, Chorus)00:54
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:19:56