The Curtain Lowers
Donald Macleod delves into the later career of Broadway giant, Richard Rodgers, including further big hits with Oscar Hammerstein II, such as The Sound of Music and The King and I.
Donald Macleod delves into the later career of Broadway giant, Richard Rodgers, including further big hits with Oscar Hammerstein II, such as The Sound of Music and The King and I. After Hammerstein's death in 1960, Rodgers struggles to find the ideal new collaborator for his final five musicals.
I Whistle A Happy Tune (The King and I, Act I)
Julie Andrews (Anna), vocals
Edmund Kingsley (Louis), vocals
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
Getting to Know You (The King and I, Act I)
Julie Andrews (Anna), vocals
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
I Have Dreamed (The King and I, Act II)
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Orchestra of Opera North
Paul Daniel, conductor
No Other Love (Me and Juliet, Act I)
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Orchestra of Opera North
Paul Daniel, conductor
In my own little corner (Cinderella, Act I)
Julie Andrews (Cinderella), vocals
Studio orchestra
Alfredo Antonini, conductor
I Enjoy Being a Girl (Flower Drum Song, Act I)
Yama Saki (Linda), vocals
London Theatre Orchestra
Robert Lowe, conductor
The Sound Of Music Orchestral Suite
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Do I Hear a Waltz?
Elizabeth Allen (Leona Samish), vocals
Studio Orchestra
Frederick Dvonch, conductor
The Sweetest Sounds (No Strings, Act I)
Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra
Away from You (Rex, Act I)
Sarah Brightman, soprano
Studio Orchestra
Harry Rabinowitz, conductor
Climb Ev’ry Mountain - Reprise (The Sound of Music, Act II)
Lesley Garrett (Mother Superior), soprano
London Palladium Cast
London Palladium Theatre Orchestra
Jeremy Sams, conductor
Produced by Luke Whitlock
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