Saturday Afternoon at the Opera (VPR Classical)
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday
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Saturday July 26, 2008
American Musical Sampler
Summer in Vermont wouldn't be complete without the annual "American
Musical Sampler" program! Saturday Afternoon at the Opera this weekend
spotlights new musicals like "Adding Machine" - favorites, like
"Westside Story" and "Hair" - and a brand new revival recording of
"South Pacific", the first since 1949.
Playlist
02:05 PM
Some Enchanted Evening
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Paulo Szot |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
| Release Year | 2008 |
12:02 PM
Prologue
| Composer | Lenorad Berstein, Stephen Sondheim |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical Columbia Legacy SK 60724 |
12:03 PM
Jet Song
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Mickey Calin |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy SK 60724 |
12:10 PM
Lullaby of Broadway
| Composer | Harry Warren, Al Dubin |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Jerry Orbach |
| CD/Album | The Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need |
| Record co./Cat # | BMG Entertainment/ RCA Victor 09026 64256-2 |
12:15 PM
Try t o Remember
| Composer | Harvy Schmidt Tom Jones |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Jerry Orbach |
| CD/Album | Ultimate Broadway |
| Record co./Cat # | Arista 07822-18999-2 |
12:23 PM
Blossom TIme Waltzes
| Composer | Zigmund Romberg |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Zigmund Romberg |
| Record co./Cat # | Naxos Historical 8.110866 |
12:26 PM
Drinking Song
| Composer | Zigmund Romberg |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Zigmund Romberg |
| CD/Album | Romberg Conducts Romberg |
| Record co./Cat # | Naxos Historical 8.110866 |
12:29 PM
Desert Song Medley
| Composer | Zigmund Romberg |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Zigmund Romberg |
| CD/Album | Romberg Conducts Romberg |
| Record co./Cat # | Naxos Historical 8.110866 |
12:36 PM
Once in Love With Amy
| Composer | Frank Loesser |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Ray Bolger |
| CD/Album | Ultimate Broadway |
| Record co./Cat # | Arista 07822-18999-2 |
12:42 PM
So in Love
| Composer | Cole Porter |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nat Peck |
| Soloists | Sam Ramey |
| CD/Album | So in Love Sam Ramey on Broadway |
| Record co./Cat # | Teldec 4509 90865-2 |
12:45 PM
The Gay Divorce
| Composer | Cole Porter |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nat Peck |
| Soloists | Sam Ramey |
| CD/Album | So in Love Sam Ramey on Broadway |
| Record co./Cat # | Teldec 4509 90865-2 |
12:51 PM
You'll Never Walk Alone
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Christine Johnson |
| CD/Album | Ultimate Broadway |
| Record co./Cat # | Arista 07822-18999-2 |
12:54 PM
If I Loved You
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | John Raitt, Jan Clayton |
| CD/Album | Ultimate Broadway |
| Record co./Cat # | Arista 07822-18999-2 |
12:59 PM
Camelot
| Composer | Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Richard Burton |
| CD/Album | Camelot Original Broadway Cast Recording |
01:30 PM
The Song That Goes Like This
| Composer | Eric Idle, John De Prez |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Todd Ellison |
| Soloists | Sara Ramirez ; Steve Roasen |
| CD/Album | Monty Python's Spamalot Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca Broadway B0004265-02 |
01:08 PM
The Oldest Established
| Composer | Frank Loesser |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Sam Levene ; Stubby Kaye ; Johnny Silver ; Male Chorus |
| CD/Album | Guys and Dolls Original Cast Album |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca Broadway 012 159 112-2 |
01:10 PM
A Bushel And A Peck
| Composer | Frank Loesser |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Vivian Blaine ; The Hot Box Girls |
| CD/Album | Guys and Dolls Original Cast Album |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca Broadway 012 159 112-2 |
01:14 PM
Overture
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
01:20 PM
Dites-Moi
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Laurissa Romain ; Luka Kain |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
| Release Year | 2008 |
01:21 PM
A Cockeyed Optimist
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Kelli O'Hara |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
| Release Year | 2008 |
01:22 PM
Twin Soliloquies
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Kelli O'Hara ; Paulo Szot |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
| Release Year | 2008 |
01:26 PM
A Boy Like That/Have A Love
| Composer | Leonard Berstein, Steven Sondheim |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Chita Rivera ; Carol Lawrence |
| CD/Album | West Side Story Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy SK 60724 |
| Release Year | 1957 |
01:31 PM
All That Jazz
| Composer | John Kander, Fred Ebb |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Chita Rivera |
| CD/Album | Ultimate Broadway |
| Record co./Cat # | Arista 07822-18999-2 |
01:37 PM
How Are Things in Glocca Mora?
| Composer | Burton Lane E.Y. Harburg |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Mitchell Ayers |
| Soloists | Ella Logan |
| CD/Album | Finian's Rainbow Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 89208 |
01:41 PM
Look to the Rainbow
| Composer | Burton Lane E.Y. Harburg |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Mitchell Ayers |
| Soloists | Ella Logan ; Donald Richards ; The Lynn Murry Singers |
| CD/Album | Finian's Rainbow Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 89208 |
01:44 PM
Old Devil Moon
| Composer | Burton Lane E.Y. Harburg |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Mitchell Ayers |
| Soloists | Ella Logan ; Donald Richards |
| CD/Album | Finian's Rainbow Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 89208 |
01:48 PM
Applause
| Composer | Charles Strouse Lee Adams |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Charles Strouse |
| Soloists | Bonnie Franklin |
| CD/Album | Applause Original Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca Broadway 159404 |
01:54 PM
Whistle a Happy Tune
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Gertrude Lawrence |
| CD/Album | The King and I Original Cast Album |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca Broadway 012 157 982-2 |
01:56 PM
Hello Young Lovers
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Gertrude Lawrence |
| CD/Album | The King and I Original Cast Album |
02:02 PM
Shall We Dance
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Ger ; Yule Brynner |
| CD/Album | The King and I Original Cast Album |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca Broadway 012 157 982-2 |
02:08 PM
Bloody Mary
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | The Men |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
| Release Year | 2008 |
02:10 PM
There's Nothing Like A Dame
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | The Men |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
| Release Year | 2008 |
02:14 PM
Bali Hai
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Loretta Ables Sayre |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
| Release Year | 2008 |
02:19 PM
The Pajam Game/Racing With the Clock
| Composer | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Eddie Foy Jr. ; Girls & Boys |
| CD/Album | The Pajama Game Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 89253 |
02:22 PM
A New Town is a Blue Town
| Composer | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | John Raitt |
| CD/Album | The Pajama Game Original Broadway Cast Recording |
02:25 PM
I'm Not at All in Love
| Composer | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Janis Paige |
| CD/Album | The Pajama Game Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 89253 |
02:31 PM
With A Little Bit of Luck
| Composer | Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Stanley Holloway ; Alan Dudley ; Bob Chisholm ; Zena Dare ; Ensemble |
| CD/Album | My Fair Lady Original London Cast Resording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 60539 |
02:35 PM
Get Me to the Church on Time
| Composer | Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Stanley Holloway ; Ensemble |
| CD/Album | My Fair Lady Original London Cast Resording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 60539 |
12:37 PM
I Could Have Danced All Night
| Composer | Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Julie Andrews ; Betty Woolfe ; Maids |
| CD/Album | My Fair Lady Original London Cast Resording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 60539 |
02:41 PM
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
| Composer | Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Rex Harrison |
| CD/Album | My Fair Lady Original London Cast Resording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 60539 |
02:48 PM
Day By Day
| Composer | Stephen Schwartz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Robin Lamont |
| CD/Album | Godspell Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Arista 8304 |
02:52 AM
King Herod's Song
| Composer | Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Mike D'Abo |
| CD/Album | Jesus Christ Superstar Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | MCA Records 10950 |
| Release Year | 1970 |
02:55 PM
The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)
| Composer | Galt MaDermot James rado Gerome Ragni |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Melba Moore |
| CD/Album | Hair - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA Victor 1150 |
03:01 PM
I'll Never be Jealous Again
| Composer | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Eddie Foy Jr. ; Retta Shaw |
| CD/Album | The Pajama Game Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 89253 |
03:04 PM
Hey There
| Composer | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | John Raitt |
| CD/Album | The Pajama Game Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 89253 |
03:07 PM
Once-a-Year Day!
| Composer | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | John Raitt ; Janice Paige |
| CD/Album | The Pajama Game Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 89253 |
03:13 PM
Dividing Day
| Composer | Adam Guettel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Victoria Clark |
| CD/Album | The Light in the Piazza Original Broadway Cast |
| Record co./Cat # | Nonesuch 79829-2 |
03:16 PM
The Beauty is
| Composer | Adam Guettel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Kelli O'Hara |
| CD/Album | The Light in the Piazza Original Broadway Cast |
| Record co./Cat # | Nonesuch 79829-2 |
03:19 PM
Lucky
| Composer | Adam Guettel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Theresa McCarthy ; Cass Morgan |
| CD/Album | Flloyd Collins |
| Record co./Cat # | Nonesuch 79434-2 |
03:23 PM
Little Girls
| Composer | Charles Strouse Martin Charnin |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Dorothy Louden |
| CD/Album | Annie Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 60723 |
03:26 PM
Was I Wazir
| Composer | Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Henry Calvin |
| CD/Album | Kismet Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 89252 |
03:28 PM
I want the good times back
| Composer | alan menken howard Ashman Glenn Slater |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Sherri Rene Scott ; Tyler Maynard ; Derrick Baskin |
| CD/Album | The Little Mermaid |
| Record co./Cat # | Walt Disney Records 000103302 |
03:33 PM
Those Were the Good Old Days
| Composer | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Victor Garber |
| CD/Album | Damn Yankees Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Mercury 314 522 396-2 |
03:44 PM
September Song
| Composer | Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jessye Norman |
| CD/Album | Lucky To Be Me |
| Record co./Cat # | Phillips 422 401-2 |
03:50 PM
Green Finch and Linnet Bird
| Composer | Stephen Sondheim |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Harolyn Blackwell |
| CD/Album | Sweeney Todd Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 82876-68639-2 |
| Note | Bonus Track |
03:54 PM
Somewhere
| Composer | Leonard Berstein, Stephen Sondheim |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Joseph Silverstein |
| Soloists | Frederica von Stade |
| CD/Album | Simple Gifts Von Stade/The Morman Tabernacle Choir |
| Record co./Cat # | London 436 284-2 |
04:00 PM
My Girl Back Home
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Kelli O'Hara ; Matthew Morrison |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
04:03 PM
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Kelli O'Hara |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
04:07 PM
Reprise: Some Enchanted Evening
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Paulo Szot ; Kelli O'Hara |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
04:10 PM
A Wonderful Guy
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Kelli O'Hara |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
04:15 PM
Liasons
| Composer | Stephen Sondheim |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Hermione Gingold |
| CD/Album | A Little Night Music Original Broadway Cast Recording |
04:20 PM
The Miller's Son
| Composer | Stephen Sondheim |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | D. Jamin-Bartlett |
| CD/Album | A Little Night Music Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 65284 |
04:25 PM
Finale Act 1
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Paulo Szot ; Kelli O'Hara |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
04:27 PM
Youger Than Springtime
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Matthew Morrison |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
04:32 PM
Happy Talk
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Loretta Ables Sayre |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
04:37 PM
You've Got To Be Carefully Taught
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Matthew Morrison ; Paulo Szot |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
04:40 PM
This Nearly Was Mine
| Composer | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Conductor | Ted Sperling |
| Soloists | Paulo Szot |
| CD/Album | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific The New Broadway Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Masterworks Broadway 88697-30457-2 |
04:45 PM
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
| Composer | Julie Styne Leo Rubin |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Carol Channing |
| CD/Album | Ultimate Broadway |
| Record co./Cat # | Arista 07822-18999-2 |
04:48 PM
Life On The Wicked Stage
| Composer | Jerome Kern, Oscar Hanerstein, P.G. Woodhouse |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Studio Cast |
| Conductor | Franz Allers |
| Soloists | Fay DeWitt |
| CD/Album | Showboat 1962 Studio Cast Recording |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical/ Columbia Legacy sk 61877 |
04:52 PM
I Won't Send Roses
| Composer | Jerry Herman |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Original Cast |
| Soloists | Robert Preston |
| CD/Album | Mack & Mabel Original Broadway Cast |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca U.S. 10523 |
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