Abraham: Ball at the Savoy (complete operetta sung in English)
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PAUL ABRAHAM
Abraham: Ball at the Savoy (complete operetta sung in English)
Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen, Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel / Folks Operetta, Anthony Barrese
[ Naxos / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 9 July 2021
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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.
