Ball im Savoy (Ball at the Savoy) is a jazz operetta in three acts and a prelude by Paul Abraham to a libretto by Alfred Grünwald and Fritz Löhner-Beda.[1]
It premiered on 23 December 1932 at the Großes Schauspielhaus, Berlin.[2] However, Hitler became Chancellor five weeks later, and because composer and librettists were all Jewish, the show was forced to close down (despite its critical and popular acclaim) on 2 April, 1933. It was revived on 9 September 1933 at the New German Theatre in Prague under music director George Szell.
The English-language premiere was on 8 September 1933 at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, under the title Ball at the Savoy, with the libretto adapted by Oscar Hammerstein.[3] This was Abraham's last major success.[4]
Although Ball im Savoy is a relatively recent operetta, its characters follow the classic scheme: Aristide (tenor) is a rueful rake, excruciated by the possible betrayal. Madeleine (soprano) is a more modern person, ready to give as good as she gets, albeit plagued by scruples: a feminist before the term existed, who receives approval from the other women. Mustafa represents the stock comic. More interesting is Daisy (soubrette): sly, brave, she knows what she wants and how to get it.
^Franz Kuznik (2022-09-19). "Ball im Savoy: a spirited tribute to a forgotten composer in Prague". Bachtrack. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
^The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, Kurt Gänzl, 1994, vol. 1, p. 72
^"Play Pictorial4". The Play Pictorial, vol. 63, 1933, No. 379. Templeman Library, University of Kent at Canterbury. 1933. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2007. (includes original cast list)
^Uncle Dave Lewis. "Musicmatch Guide: Paul Abraham (extended biography)". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007. Abraham scored his final hit with Ball im Savoy
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