Comments on: Jerome Kern’s “Have A Heart” From The Ohio Light Opera

By: Ernesto Oppicelli

Ernesto Oppicelli — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:32:46 +0000

I am totally fascinated with this Ohio performance and my dvd may give me repeated joy. It sets effect on my spirits and Jerome Kern’s music is always so fresh, tender and funny that, particularly in these unhappy days, is like a very useful medicine. John McGlinn was indeed a divine Maestro with Kern’s music, but the Ohio sound is to be loved all the same.

By: Larry Moore

Larry Moore — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 14:37:58 +0000

Since Ohio Light Opera always revises the original orchestrations to fit their orchestra, I doubt the second harp in the score is used in this performance. The “edition” is also a hodge-podge of cut scenes to accommodate cut numbers and restore “You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down,” which was written for the show and not used.