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
Grimminger, Matthias - Arranger
Barrese, Anthony - Arranger
Löhner-Beda, Fritz - Lyricist
Frantzen, Gerald - Lyricist
Grünwald, Alfred - Lyricist
Hagedorn, Henning - Arranger
Glagov, Hersh - Lyricist
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)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
| 2 | Introduction: My dear Venezia bella Venezia! - Will you be true? (Chorus, Madeleine, Aristide) | 05:15 |
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)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
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)
| 5 | Act I Scene 2: What a pleasure it is to see you all again (Aristide, Madeleine, René, Hermence, Paulette, Lily, Ernst, Archibald) | 02:05 |
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
| 6 | Act I Scene 2: There's only one lady for me - Duet: Without your love, where would I be? (Aristide, Madeleine) | 03:29 |
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
| 9 | Act I Scene 4: My father, on the other hand - At Home along the Bosporus: Halla, halla, hai! (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé) | 02:12 |
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
| 12 | Act 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 |
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)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
| 15 | Act I Scene 8: What's it like to be newlyweds? - The Wedding Night: Duet: The very first thing I recall (Daisy, Madeleine) | 03:30 |
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
| 17 | Act I Scene 10: Aristide, I'm so excited to have you all to myself tonight (Madeleine, Aristide, Mustafa, Daisy, Archibald) | 04:32 |
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
| 18 | Act I Scene 11: I can't believe he's leaving me on our first night at home (Madeleine, Daisy) | 01:12 |
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
| 19 | Act 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 |
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
| 22 | Act 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 |
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)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
| 24 | Act II Scene 1: Gentlemen, you won't believe who's here! - Entrance of Tangolita: Tangolita! (Maurice, René, Radio Announcer, Bartender, Archibald, Tangolita) | 02:10 |
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
| 25 | Act II Scene 1: Bella Tangolita: The fellas call me "Bella Tangolita" (Tangolita, Archibald, René, Bartender, Maurice, Radio Announcer) | 02:27 |
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Bender, Kurt (tenor)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
| 26 | Act II Scene 2: To see all six of you here together… (Mustafa, Pomerol, Trude, Ilonka, Mizzi, Bessie, Lucia, Giulette) | 01:17 |
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Ferguson, Roxann (soprano)
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Lee, Katelyn (soprano)
Burkovskiy, Felicia Filip (soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
| 27 | Act II Scene 2: We Turks are all 'polygamied' out - Turkish Kissing: Constantinople isn't a place (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé) | 03:01 |
Adams, Gretchen (mezzo-soprano)
Morgenlander, Shawn (mezzo-soprano)
Hollis, Gillian (soprano)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
| 28 | Act II Scene 3: Come out of retirement, Marquis? (Pomerol, Aristide, Mustafa, Maurice, Radio Announcer, Bartender, Madeleine) | 02:35 |
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Cottrell, Ernie (baritone)
Buchholz, Erich (tenor)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
| 29 | Act 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 |
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Hughes, John Wesley (baritone)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
| 3 | Act II Scene 5: Duet: Out on the Town: I've studied it every which way (Mustafa, Daisy, Ilonka, Trude, Giulette, Bessie, Mizzi) | 03:12 |
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)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
| 9 | Act II Scene 9: Séparée Scene: How charming! (Madeleine, Célestin, Pomerol, Aristide, Tangolita) | 05:23 |
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Watkins, Ron (baritone)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
| 10 | Act II Scene 9: Ladies dressed at the height of fashion (Chorus, Mustafa, Radio Announcer, Crowd, Daisy) | 04:22 |
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)
| 11 | Act 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 |
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)
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)
| 13 | Act 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 |
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)
| 14 | Act II Scene 10: Madeleine's Confession: La, la, la… I am a more alluring senorita (Madeleine, Aristide, Tangolita) | 05:17 |
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Skaggs, Bridget (mezzo-soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
| 17 | Act III Scene 1: Melodrama: Unbelievable! The wife of the Marquis de Faublas would never do a thing like that (Archibald, Bébé) | 01:22 |
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
| 19 | Act III Scene 3: Reminiscence: I'll have a ball at the Savoy (Madeleine, Bébé, Aristide, Archibald) | 04:16 |
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Chicago Folks Operetta (Orchestra)
Barrese, Anthony (Conductor)
Guccione, Rose (soprano)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
| 25 | Act III Scene 7: So, you're Maitre Levy's representative? (Aristide, Célestin, Madeleine, Daisy, Mustafa) | 01:16 |
Dyson, Matt (baritone)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Oldham, Ryan Trent (baritone)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Gruel, Cynthia Fortune (soprano)
Frantzen, Gerald (tenor)
Kelly, Alison (soprano)
Day, Kingsley (tenor)
| 28 | Act III Scene 9: Postlude: Oh, why am in in love with you (Daisy, Madeleine, Mustafa, Aristide, Chorus) | 00:54 |
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)





























