THE PRIMA DONNA

THE PRIMA DONNA

Composer: Victor Herbert
Lyricist: Henry Blossom

Opened: November 30, 1908, Knickerbocker Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 72

Note: An unidentified selection appears on CYL/Edison Amberol 97 (American Symphony Orchestra).

Band Behind Scene:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Dance:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Dream Love (‘Twas Only Dreaming):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Kimberley Dolanski with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Entr’acte:

1. CYL/Edison 4M-420 (orchestra conducted by Victor Herbert)
2. 78/Victor 70092 (orchestra conducted by Victor Herbert)

Espagnola:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Kimberley Dolanski with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Everybody Else’s Girl Looks Better To Me Than Mine:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Greg Wakefield with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Finale (Act 1):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Finale (Act 2):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

The Game Of Love (not in programs):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Elizabeth Cedroni, Lynn Bishop, Greg Wakefield, and Seth Gilman with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Here’s To My Comrades And Me:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Glenn Perry and Men with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

If I Were On The Stage (not in programs; originally used in MLLE MODISTE):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this Herbert standard.

I’ll Be Married To The Music Of A Military Band:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Tom Petiet and Men with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

La, La (not in programs):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Love Light (not in programs):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Glenn Perry with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

A Man And A Maid:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Marla Bentley, Lucy Head, Holly Perry, Cheryl Kaski, Todd Decker, Mitch Gillett, Patrick Johnosn, and Scott Lindroth with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

O Mia Speranza (L: Signora Ciucicini):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Mitch Gillett with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Oh! Oh! Oh!:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Claudia Wier with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

(When You Find) The One You’re Looking For:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Kirsten Kunkle and Seth Gilman with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Opening Chorus (Act 2):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Overture:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

A Soldier’s Life Is Never Long:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

A Soldier’s Love:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Kimberley Dolanski with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Something Always Happens When It Shouldn’t:

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Tom Petiet with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

There’s Only One Rose In The Garden Of Love (Opening Chorus):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Seth Gilman, Greg Wakefield, and Men with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Think Of Me (not in programs):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Kimberley Dolanski and Glenn Perry with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

What Is Love:

You’d Be Surprised (in vocal score only):

1. The Prima Donna, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CPD06P-2C (Tom Petiet with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Unrecorded Material:

Ballet Waltz
Chanson (in vocal score only)
If You Were I And I Were You (in vocal score only)
Jolly Cuirassier (not in programs)
A Monarch And A Maid (not in programs)
‘Twas Different Years Ago (not in programs)
Twenty Years Ago! (not in programs)
When Girls Command The Army
Where The Fairest Flowers Blooming (not in programs)