Abrahám: Ball at the Savoy
8.660503-04 (Naxos, CD, 2 discs)
NEW RELEASE (9 July 2021)
Tracks: 29 + 28
Booklet pages: 12
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Main country of recording: United States of America
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Abrahám: Ball at the Savoy published on 22 August 2021
Alison Kelly, soprano (Madeleine de Faublas)
Gerald Frantzen, tenor (Aristide de Faublas)
Ryan Trent Oldham, baritone (Mustafa Bey)
Cynthia Fortune Gruel, soprano (Daisy Parker)
Rose Guccione, soprano (Bébé)
Bridget Skaggs, mezzo-soprano (Tangolita)
Matt Dyson, baritone (Célestin)
Kingsley Day, tenor (Archibald)
Kurt Bender, tenor (René)
Ron Watkins, baritone (Pomerol)
Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, soprano (Bessie)
Katelyn Lee, soprano (Mizzi)
Shawn Morgenlander, mezzo-soprano (Paulette / Lucia)
Gillian Hollis, soprano (Hermence / Giulette)
Gretchen Adams, mezzo-soprano (Lily / Ilonka)
Roxann Ferguson, soprano (Trude)
Erich Buchholz, tenor (Monsieur Albert / Bartender)
John Wesley Hughes, baritone (Ernst / Maurice)
Ernie Cottrell, baritone (Radio Announcer)
Folks Operetta
Anna Carlson, concertmaster
Anthony Barrese, conductor
Paul Abrahám (1892-1960):
Ball at the Savoy - operetta in three acts (1932) to a libretto by Fritz Löhner-Beda and Alfred Grünwald
CD1
1 Prelude: Waltz: Ball at the Savoy
2 Introduction
3-22 Act I
23-29 Act II
CD2
1-15 Act II (continued)
16-28 Act III
Recorded 22 November 2014 at the Percy Julian Auditorium, Oak Park, Illinois, USA. First recording of the English language version.