OA 1006
THE OHIO LIGHT OPERA
25th Anniversary 2003 Summer Season
presents

COUNTESS MARITZA

Music by Emmerich Kálmán
English Book and Lyrics by Nigel Douglas
Original German Book and Lyrics by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald
Conductor:  Steven Byess
Stage Director:  Nicholas Wuehrmann

CAST

Countess Maritza	Julie Wright	Sound Samples:
Count Tassilo Endrödy-Wittenburg / Bela Törek	Brian Woods
Countess Lisa, Tassilo's sister	Betha Curtis
Baron Koloman Zsupan, pig farmer from Varasdin	Anthony Maida
Prince Moritz Dragomir Popolescu	Boyd Mackus
Princess Bozena Cuddenstein from Chlumetz	Alta Boover
Penizek, her servant	James Stuart
Manja, gypsy girl	Amy Pfrimmer
Baron Karl Stephan Liebenberg	Patrick Howle
Berko, gypsy	David Wannan
Tschekko, Maritza's long-time servant	Spiro Matsos
Ilka, Maritza's friend	Lucy Campbell-Weber
Gentleman	Greg Brookes
Gypsy violinist	Jonathan Stinson
Housekeeper	Alta Boover

Live recording with complete dialogue.

Bonus track includes additional song (“Du hast in deinen Augen den Himmel und das Glück” with Brian Woods, tenor) that Kálmán wrote for the 1932 film version.

3-CD set                20-page color booklet enclosed                Total playing time:  2 hr 53 min