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"The Blue Paradise" (1915)

Music by Edmund Eysler, Sigmund Romberg and others
Lyrics by Herbert Reynolds and others

Prologue -

No. 1 - Overture
No. 2 - Opening Ensemble - "Here's a toast to women's eyes that guide the foolish and the wise..."
No. 3 - Drinking Song - Rudolph and Chorus - "When I'm with good fellows I never want to think of anything that's sober..."
No. 4 - Song - Stoeger and Chorus - "Come to its pretty garden all open to the day..."
No. 5 - Song and Chorus - "I used to be the Hello central girl, I was the best out on the west..."
No. 6 - Duet - Rudolph and Mizzi - "Let me hold you close to my heart, brush your tears away, dear..."

ACT I -

No. 7 - Opening Chorus - "We wish you the pleasantest of journeys, sir, wherever you go from here..."
No. 8 - Duet and Dance - Rudy and Gaby - "Where you are there and I am here, a world of distance lies between us two..."
No. 9 - Quartet - Stoeger, Hampel, Rudy and Walther - "Hallo, Justus! Hallo, Stoeger! Walther! Rudy! Hallo, Uncle! ..."
No. 10 - Song - Gladys and Chorus - "Let me begin by saying where I am staying - I want it, and get it, so let it warn you..."
No. 11 - Duet - Stoeger and Gladys - "Long ago I said I would never take a wife; I have no desire to spoil anybody's life..."
No. 12 - Duet - Walther and Gladys - "When I see a loving couple anywhere, I just want to go and whisper:- Have a care..."
No. 13 - Ensemble - Stoeger and Chorus - "Let me breathe the real Vienna air now; let me know that I am truly there now..."

ACT II -

No. 14 - Opening Chorus - "Will someone please explain to us why we have been invited here, a private house..."
No. 15 - Comedy Folk Song - Rudy, Hampel and Chorus - "Now Heiny had a little dog what didn't have no teet'..."
No. 16 - Folk Song and Yodle - Gladys - "I hear the cuckoo a-calling tonight: Oo-lay-eo, Oo-lay-eo..."
No. 17 - Duet - Walther and Hazel, with Chorus - "I think you're perfection, you're quite a model girl..."
No. 18 - Waltz of the Season - Stoeger and Chorus - "Hark! Hark! Hark! What is it the orchestra's playing? ..."
No. 19 - Song - Rudolph - "Most ev'ry foreign nation has a style of song creation..."
No. 20 - Duet - Stoeger and Gladys - "I'm dreaming of a wonderful night, night long ago..."
No. 21 - Finale Act II - "If you'd be a happy man, you'd better win a pretty widow..."

Items 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14 & 17 were composed by Sigmund Romberg.
Items 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 18, 20 & 21 were composed by Edmund Eysler.
Items 3, 15 & 16 were composed by Leo Edwards.
Item 19 was written and composed by Cecil Lean.

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Computer Generated MIDI Operas

"The Blue Paradise" (1915)

Music by Edmund Eysler, Sigmund Romberg and others Lyrics by Herbert Reynolds and others

Music by Edmund Eysler, Sigmund Romberg and others
Lyrics by Herbert Reynolds and others