Katinka by Comic Opera Guild on 2 CD’s (Friml-Harbarch)

Description

First full score recording of Katinka, an operetta in two parts, on two CD’s.

Music by Rudof Friml Book and Lyrics by Otto Harbach
Edited and revised by Tom Petiet

Act 1 Home of Boris Stroganoff, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey
1 OPENING CHORUS……………………………………………………………………………….. Ensemble
2 VIENNA GIRLS…………………………………………………………………………. Ivan and ensemble
3 THE BRIDE………………………………………………………………………………. Boris and ensemble
4 ONE WHO WILL UNDERSTAND………………………………………….. Katinka and ensemble
5 KATINKA …………………………………………………………………………. Boris and Male Quartet 1
6 IN A HURRY ………………………………………………………………………… Hopper and ensemble
7 TIS THE END………………………………………………………………………………… Katinka and Ivan
8 RUSSIAN DANCE…………………………………………………………………………………. The Pianos
9 FINALE………………………………………. Katinka, Ivan, Boris, Varenka, Hopper and Ensemble
Act II The Hotel at the Square in Old Stamboul, Turkey
10 ON HIGH IN MINARET………………………………………………………..Varenka and ensemble
11 CHARMS ARE FAIREST……………………………………………………………………………… Nashan
12 YOUR PHOTO……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Helen
13 ALLAH’S HOLIDAY…………………………………………………………………………………….. Nashan
14 THE WEEKLY WEDDING…………………………………………………………….Hopper and Helen
15 I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW…………………………………………………… Katinka and Ivan
16 CIRCASSIAN DANCE……………………………………………………………………………… The Pianos
17 RACKETY COO………………………………………………………………………………………….. Katinka
18 FINALE………………….. Boris, Ivan, Hopper, Arif, Tatiana, Varenka, Helen and ensemble

Act III The Cafe Turkois in Vienna, Austria
19 VIENNA GIRLS REPRISE…………………………………………………………………………. Ensemble
20 MY PARADISE………………………………………………………………………………………………… Ivan
21 I CAN TELL BY THE WAY YOU DANCE, DEAR………………………………………………. Helen
22 BALLET…………………………………………………………………………………………………. The Pianos
23 SKIDIKISKATCH………………………………………………………………………… Hopper and Knopf
24 I WANT TO MARRY A MALE QUARTET…………………………… Helen and Male Quartet 2
26 FINALE………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Entire cast

Cast

KATINKA– Married to Boris, in love with Ivan………………………………………… Tanya Roberts
TATIANA– Katinka’s mother ………………………………………………………………………. Sarah Faix
HELEN HOPPER– Wife of Thaddeus Hopper………………………………………….. Claire DiVisio
VARENKA– Nanny to Katinka………………………………………………………….. Elizabeth Mitchell
NASHAN/OLGA– First wife of Boris……………………………………………….. Cynthian Brundage
SVETLANA– Young wedding guest……………………………………………………….. Sarah Flammer
NATASHA– Young wedding guest……………………………………………………….. Sonja Srinivasan
IVAN– Lover of Katinka……………………………………………………………………….. Drake Dantzler
BORIS– Russian ambassador………………………………………………………………. Samuel Roelofs
THADDEUS HOPPER– An American businessman…………………………………… Stephen Kitts
ADOLPH KNOPF– Owner of the Hotel Stamboul…………………………………….. Thomas Petiet
ARIF BEY– Keeper of the harem…………………………………………………………………. Ko Kaiden
PETROV– Servant to Boris………………………………………………………………… Edward Pember
ABDUL– Guard of the harem …………………………………………………………………. Lynn Herche
HALIL– A Circassian slave trader……………………………………………………………… Gary Lindell
HOTEL PORTER……………………………………………………………………………………. Jim Cavalcoli
WAITER……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Thomas Skylis
MALE QUARTET 1– David Troiano, Tom Skylis, Samuel Roelofs, Lynn Herche
MALE QUARTET 2– David Troiano, Tom Skylis, Jim Cavalcoli, Lynn Herche
CHORUS– Heidi Madagame, Patricia Petiet, David Troiano, Karin White

NARRATED by George Valenta

DANA SADAVA, Music Director

At the Two Pianos: Margaret Counihan and Patrick Johnson