RD40 - Treasury of Great Operettas on CD

7 CD set

Record 1:

Die Fledermaus Overture, (Adele): "Oh, For the Life of an Actress", Trio (Adele, Rosalinda, Eisenstein): "Stone Walls", Finale Act I (Rosalinda, Alfred, Frank): "What Ev'ry Woman Wants to Know", Intro Act II (Chorus): "For Amusement at a Ball", Couplet (Orlofsky): "A Most Successful Host", (Adele and Chorus): Laughing Song: "First Impressions", Finale Act II (Adele, Orlofsky, Dr. Falke, Eisestein, Frank, and Chorus): "Health and Happiness" Cast: Anna Moffo - Adele, Jeanette Scovotti - Rosalinda, Rosalind Elias - Orlofsky, William Lewis - Alfred, Robert Nagy - Eisenstein, Lee Cass - Frank, William Chapman - Dr. Falke Mlle, Modiste Prelude, (Fanchette, Nanette and Chorus): Opening chorus, (Fanchette, Nanette, Mme. Cecile): "When the Cat's Away the Mice Will Play", (Etienne): "The Time and the Place and the Girl", (Fifi): "Kiss Me Again", (Count): "I Want What I Want When I Want It", (Fifi, Etienne and Chorus) Finale: "The Mascot of the Troop" Cast: Jeanette Scovotti - Fifi, Sara Endich -Fanchette, Patricia Kelly - Nanette, Evelyn Sachs - Mme. Cecile, Arthur Rubin - Etienne, Robert Nagy - Gaston, Kenneth Smith (Count)

Record 2:

The Merry Widow Prelude, (Sonia, Cascada, St. Brioche and Chorus): "Marriage in Marsovia", (Danilo): "The Problems of a Prince", (Danilo, Sonia, St. Brioche, Natalie, Camille, Cascada and Chorus): Finale Act I - "Ladies Choice", (Sonia and Chorus): Opening Act II - "Vilia", (Chorus): "Mademoiselles at Mazim's", (Danilo and Sonia): "The Love of Long Ago", (Danilo, Sonia, and Chorus): Finale - "Courting Girls" Cast: Anna Moffo - Sonia, Mary Ellen Pracht - Natalie, William Lewis - Danilo, Arthur Rubin - Camille, Robert Nagy - St. Brioche, Kenneth Smith - Cascada A Waltz Dream Overture, (Chorus): "Hymn For A Hushed Occasion", (Franzi and Lothar): "Violin and Piccolo", (Niki): "The Army Life", (Helene and Frederica): "A Woman Must Wait", (Montschi and Niki): "Waltz of My Dreams", (Helene and Niki) Finale Act I - "The Way the Wind Blows", (Chorus) Opening Act II - "What A Pretty Face", (Franzi and Niki): "Fish Were Never Made to Fly", (Franzi, Helene and Frederica): "Viennese", (Niki, Helene, Frederica, Lothar, Montschi, and Chorus): Finale - "Waltz of My Dreams" Cast: Jeanette Scovotti - Franzi, Mary Ellen Pracht - Helene, Evelyn Sachs - Frederica, Mallory Walker - Niki, William Chapman - Montschi, George Gaynes - Lothar

Record 3:

A Night In Venice Overture, (Annina): Baskets of Treasure, (Cibroletta and Herzong): One and Only, (Annina, cibroletta, Pappacoda and Carmello): On With the Masquerade, (Herzog): Venetzia, (Herzog, Annina, Delaqua and Chorus) A Night in Venice, (Annina and Caramello) Wishing On a Waltz, (Herzog, Cibroletta, Annina and Delaqua): Ninana, (Cibroletta): The Art of Cooking, (Annina, Cibroletta and Chorus): Finale - "On With the Masquerade" Cast:Anna Moffo - Annina, Jeanette Scovotti - Cibroletta, William Lewis - Herzog, Peter Palmer - Pappacoda, Stanley Grover - Caramello, George Gaynes - Delaqua Babes In Toyland Overture, (Bo Peep, Tom and Chorus): Never Mind Bo Peep - We Will Find Your Sheep, (Mary and Chorus): Barney O'Flynn, (Jane and Chorus): I Can't Do the Sun, (Orchestra): March of the Toys, (Jane, Alan, A Fairy and Chorus): Go To Sleep Slumber Deep, (Alan and Chorus): Song of the Poet, (Tom and Chorus) Finale - "Toyland" Cast: Mary Ellen Pracht - Jane, Jeanette Scovotti - BoPeep, Sara Endich - Mary, Patiricia Kelly - A Fairy, Peter Palmer - Alan, Mallory Walker - Tom

Record 4:

The Desert Song Overture, (Red Shadow, Sid and Chorus): The Riff Song, (Margot and Chorus) Romance, (Margot and Chorus) French Military Marching Song (Red Shadow and Margot) The Desert Song, Eastern and Western Love (Ali) Let Love Go, (Sid) One Flower in Your Garden, (Red Shadow) One Alone (Margot) The Sabre Song, (Red Shadow and Margot) Finale - "The Desert Song" Reprise Cast Anna Moffo - Margot, Richard Fredricks - Red Shadow, William Lewis - Sid, Kenneth Smith - Ali Naughty Marietta Overture, (Capt Dick and Chorus) Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, (Marietta) Naughty Marietta, (Marietta and Capt Dick) It Never, Never Can Be Love (Adah) Neath the Southern Moon, (Marietta and Chorus) Italian Street Song (Capt. Dick) I'm Falling In Love with Some One (Marietta, Capt. Dick and Chorus) Finale - Ah Sweet Mystery of Life and Italian Street Song Cast Anna Moffo - Marietta, Rosalind Elias - Adah, Willaim Lewis - Capt. Dick

Record 5:

Rose Marie Prelude, (Schober) There Is An Old Vienna Town, (Schober, Von Schwind, Kupelweiser and Vogl) Serenade, (Schubert and Mitzi) Song of Love, (Schubert, Schober, Vogl, Von Schwind, Kupelweiser) My Springtime Thou Art (Bella and Schober) Let Me Awake (Mitzi and Schubert) Tell Me Daisy (Mitzi , Schubert and Chorus) Peace To My Lonely Heart Cast: Mary Ellen Pracht - Mitzi, Sara Endich - Bella, Richard Fredricks - Schubert, William Lewis - Schober, George Gaynes - Von Schwind, Arthur Rubin - Vogl, Kenneth Smith - Kupelweiser

Record 6:

The Student Prince (Chorus) Overture: Gaudeamus Igitur, (Prince and Engel) Duet: Golden Days, Entrance of students: to the Inn We're Marching, (Detlef, Von Asterberg, Lucas): Drinking Song (Kathie and Chorus) Entrance of Kathie: Come Boys, (Kathie and Prince) Duet: Deep In My Heart Dear, (Prince, Detlef, Von Asterberg, Lucas, and Chorus) Finale Act 1: Serenade (Overhead the Moon Is Beaming), (Princess and Tarnitz) Duet: Just We Two, (Prince, Kathie and Chorus) Finale: Deep In My Heart, Dear (Reprise) Cast Jeanette Scovotti - Kathie, Sara Endich - Princess, William Lewis - Prince, William Chapman - Engel, Lee Cass - Lucas, Robert Nagy - Detlef, Peter Palmer - Von Asterberg, Mallory Walker - Tarnitz The Red Mill (Chorus) Overture: By the Side of the Mill, (Capt Doris and Gretchen) Duet: The Isle of Our Dreams, (Capt Doris and Gretchen) Finale Act I: Moonbeams, (Governor and Chorus) Every Day Is Ladies' Day with Me, (Bertha and Governor) Duet: Because You're You, (Tina and Chorus) If You Love Me, (Con Kidder and Chorus) Finale: The Streets of New York Cast: Mary Ellen Pracht - Gretchen, Jean Sanders - Tina, Evelyn Sachs - Bertha, Richard Fredricks (Capt. Doris), William Chapman (Governor), Stanley Grover (Con Kidder)

Record 7:

Show Boat (Chorus) Overture: Cotton Blossom, (Magnolia and Ravenal) Duet: Make Believe, (Joe and Chorus) Ol' Man River, (Queenie and Chorus) Can't Help Loving Dat Man, (magnolia and Ravenal) Duet: You Are Love, (Julie) Bill, (Magnolia and Ravenal) Duet: Why Do I Love You, (Joe and Chorus) Finale: Ol' Man River Reprise Cast Anna Moffo - Julie, Mary Ellen Pracht - Magnolia, Rosalind Elias - Queenie, Richard Fredricks - Ravenal, Valentine Pringle - Joe The New Moon (Chorus) Overture and Opening, (Robert) Marianne, (Marianne and Chorus) The Girl on the Prow, (Philippe) Softly As In a Morning Sunrise, (Robert, Phillipe and Chorus) Stouthearted Men, (Marianne and Chorus) One Kiss, (Marianne and Robert) Finale Act I Duet: Wanting You, (Marianne) Lover Come Back To Me, (Robert, Philippe, and Chorus) Finale: Stouthearted Men Reprise CastJeanette Scovotti - Marianne, Peter Palmer - Robert, Arthur Rubin - Philippe

Record 8:

Porgy and Bess Prelude, (Clara and Chorus) Summertime, (Jake and Chorus) A Woman Is A Sometime Thing, (Sporting Life and Chorus) It Ain't Necessarily So, (Porgy and Chorus) I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (Porgy and Bess) Duet: Bess You Is My Woman, (Serena and Chorus) My Man's Gone Now (Sporting Life) There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York, (Porgy and Chorus) Finale: Oh Lawd I'm On My Way Cast Anna Moffo - Clara, Urlee Leonardos - Bess, Billie Daniels -Serena, Valentine Pringle - Porgy, Avon Long - Sporting Life, Andrew Frierson - Jake The Vagabond King (Villon and Chorus) Overture: Song of the Vagabonds, (Huguette and Chorus) Love for Sale, (Tabary and Chorus) Drinking Song, (Katherine) Some Day, (Katherine and Villon) Duet: Only A Rose, (Chorus) Opening Act III: Noctorune, (Katherine and Villon) Duet: Tomorrow, (Hugette) Hugette Waltz, (Katherine and Villon) Duet: Love Me Tonight, (Katherine, Villon and Chorus) Finale: Only A Rose Reprise Cast Rosalind Elias - Hugette, Sara Endich - Katherine, William Lewis - Villon, William Chapman - Tabary

Record 9:

Roberta (Chorus) Prelude, (Huck) You're Devastating, (Minnie) Yesterdays, (Stephanie and Ladislaw) Duet: The Touch of Your Hand, (Schwarenka) I'll Be Hard to Handle, (Stephanie) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, (Stephanie and Huck) Let's Begin, (Chorus) Finale: You're Devastating (Reprise) Cast Anna Moffo - Stephanie, Jean Sanders - Schwarenka, Evelyn Sachs - Minnie, Stanley Grover - Huck, Charles Green - Ladislaw Song of Norway Prelude, (Rikaard) The Legend, (Nina, Edvard, Rikaard) Hill of Dreams, (Nina and Edvard) Duet: Strange Music, (Mother Grieg, Rikaard and Chorus) Hymn of Betrothal, (Louisa, Edvard, Nina, Rikaard, and Chorus) Finale Act I, (Nina) I Love You, Finale: Concerto Cast Jeanette Scovotti - Nina, Patricia Kelly - Louisa, Evelyn Sachs - Mother Grieg, Richard Fredricks - Edvard, William Lewis - Rikaard