Folks Operetta/Barrese - Paul Abrah?m: Ball at the Savoy

Hungarian composer Paul Abrah�m 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 Leh�r. The premiere, which took place in December 1932, was for some the last major cultural event of Weimar Germany.