from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Scene : Ballroom at Prince Orlofsky's
Cast in order of appearance
Conductor, Warwick Braithwaite
Producer, Clive Carey
Chorus Master, Geoffrey Corbett
The scene of Act II is a fancy-dress ball. It is chiefly concerned with a violent flirtation between Rosalinda and her own husband, who has failed to penetrate her disguise. Before that, in front of her very eyes, he has been flirting with her own maid, whom he has also failed to recognise. One of the big songs in this act is a czardas, sung by Rosalinda, who is dressed as a Hungarian Countess. It is in the traditional Hungarian style, alternating between the slow Lassan and the brilliant excitement of the Frischka.