ARABIAN NIGHTS is "KISMET"-light
Phantom | Los Angeles, CA | 04/12/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"ARABIA NIGHTS was surprisingly entertaining, if a little silly. It is clearly an attempt to mine the same territory that was done much better in KISMET, but done on a grand scale. The choral writing is huge and the orchestrations lush and grand, and the singing is in the operetta style, except for the several comedy numbers.
I put on the CD expecting to laugh my way through it, but was pleasantly surprised. The score is tuneful and well sung, and the exotic story easy to follow."
It's better than the original.
Ronald Kelley | Johnstown NY | 10/20/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this recording back in the 50's and played it a lot. What a thrill to have it back again. Little did I know that I would be working with Bill Chapman a few years later. It certainly sounds better than the original. Decca never used very good Vinyl and there was always a hiss. Thanks to Sepia the hiss is gone no pops or ticks. It sounds GREAT!The dance arrangements by the Guy Lombardo Orchestra are very Camp!"