A spokesperson says---
“...Korngold was an Austrian-Jewish composer and conductor forced into exile in Hollywood by the rise of the Nazis. Already a celebrated prodigy in Europe, he found a second career as one of the most influential film composers during Hollywood's Golden Age, a move widely believed to have saved his life. He won two Academy Awards (for Anthony Adverse and The Adventures of Robin Hood), solidifying his legacy as a pioneer of the symphonic Hollywood film score.
The Silent Serenade was written in the late 1940s—after Korngold’s celebrated Hollywood tenure. Based on a short story by Austrian writer Raoul Auernheimer, the operetta is a romantic farce brimming with mistaken identities, amorous intrigue, and glittering melodies.
The show was intended for Broadway at a time when opera hybrids like Blitzstein's Regina, Menotti's The Consul, and Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti found success in Broadway houses. Korngold composed a nimble, delicious orchestration for a Broadway pit. The fizzy plot shows a strong influence from the Hollywood movie musicals of the time, with young lovers, spunky reporters, dancing girls, sassy maids—and even a revolutionary political twist, overthrowing the monarchy for the will of the people.
But after a troubled production history—including an aborted Shubert Brothers run—the piece slipped into obscurity..."
CAST:
Daria Tereshchenko (Sylvia Lombardi), Megan Barker (Bettina), Gaeun Song (Louise), Sean Seungho Cha (Andrea Coclé), Enes Pektas (Caretto), Thomasluke Flórez-Mansi (Tony Borza), Dmitry Mironov (Lugarini), Christina Seo Young Kim (Model), Mia Farinelli (Model), Zoe Brooks (Model), Nik Lutomski (Carlo Marcellini).
CREATIVE TEAM:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Composer), Victor Clement (Librettist), Cris Frisco (Conductor), Emma Griffin (Director), Amy Rubin (Set Design), Masha Tsimring (Light Design), Terese Wadden (Costume Design)
