Discography

Play Video The Rose of StambuL

The Rose of StambuL

2011 / Naxos Records

Leo Fall’s early career mirrored that of his famous contemporary Franz Lehár. Both were born in provinces of the Austro-Hungarian empire and soon moved to the imperial capital, Vienna. There they both wrote a series of glorious operettas. Fall’s The Rose of Stambul, set in Ottoman Turkey, is a sparkling masterpiece that ran for fifteen months, the most successful such work since Lehár’s The Merry Widow, composed eleven years earlier. The plot offers comedy, mistaken identity, cultural misunderstandings, exoticism, and, of course, a romance that must overcome various obstacles, while Fall’s melodies are exquisitely beautiful, with numerous hit songs.

Artists
Kimberly McCord, Soprano,  Alison Kelly, Soprano,  Erich Buchholz, Tenor,  Gerald Frantzen, Tenor,  Robert Morrissey, Bass, 
Reviews
Opera News: The Rose of Stambul Naxos Recording Review
Play Video Ball at the savoy

Ball at the savoy

2021 / Naxos Records
the first reviews are already out!
“fresh and committed cast, accomplished musicianship…”

Conductor Anthony Barrese’s orchestra’s ” sound is satisfyingly full-bodied, and they handle the romantic pieces, the dramatic finales, and the wonderfully infectious jazzy numbers (the unique feature of Abrahám’s works) very well indeed.  Better than most German conductors, as a matter of fact…” – Harry Forbes, Operetta Research Center

We are proud to share our English language world premiere recording of Paul Abrahám’s  racy jazz operetta Ball at the Savoy. This is our second recording for the Naxos Operetta Classics series. Congratulations to Maestro Barrese, our wonderful cast and orchestra. Special thanks to Kristin Barrett, who directed the original show, and to Jerry Critser, who sponsored this recording. Please contact us at chicagofolksoperetta@gmail.com to purchase a copy of the CD.
Artists
Anthony Barrese,  Cynthia Fortune Gruel,  Ryan Trent Oldham,  Alison Kelly,  Gerald Frantzen,  Bridget Skaggs,  Matt Dyson,  Rose Guccione,  Kingsley Day,  Kurt Bender,  Ron Watkins,  Felicia Filip Burkovskiy,  Katelyn Lee,  Shawn Morgenlander,  Gillian Hollis,  Gretchen Adams,  Erich Buchholz,  John Wesley Hughes,  Ernie Cottrell,  Hersh Glagov,  Roxann Ferguson, 
Reviews
Operetta Research Centre: World Premiere Recording of Abrahám's Jazzy 1932 Ball at the Savoy

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