NAUGHTY MARIETTA
Musical comedy in two acts by Rida Johnson Young: Music by Victor Herbert.
New York Theatre, Broadway - November 7, 1910 (136 perfs)
Synopsis
Originally produced in New York, this operetta became Victor Herbert's greatest success. Set in New Orleans in 1780, it tells how Captain Richard Warrington is commissioned to unmask and capture a notorious French pirate calling himself 'Bras Pique'- and how he is helped and hindered by a high-spirited runaway Contessa Marietta. The score includes many well-known songs, the most notable being "Ah, Sweet Mystery Of life" which was sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in the popular film version.
Principals:
3 female, 7 male
Musical Numbers:
- Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life
- All I Crave Is More Of Life
- Come, Come, Come
- Gambling
- If I Were Anybody Else But Me
- I'm Falling In Love With Someone
- It Never, Never Can Be Love
- Italian Street Song
- It's Pretty Soft For Simon
- Live For Today
- Loves Of New Orleans
- Naughty Marietta
- Loves Of New Orleans
- 'Neath the Southern Moon
- Sweet By and By
- Taisez-vous
- Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!
- You Marry A Marionette
Instrumentation:
Revision for amateur performance: adaptation by Ronald Hanmer, book and lyrics adapted by Phil Parkflute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussion, harp, strings
Vocal Score and Libretto available on hire only