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The Only Complete Recording of Frank Loesser's magnificent Broadway Opera
There are three Opera masterpieces from Broadway, George Gershwin's PORGY AND BESS, Kurt Weill's STREET SCENE and Frank Loesser's THE MOST HAPPY FELLA. JAY Records are proud to add the second to it's proposed complete recordings of the trilogy.As with STREET SCENE (CDJAY2 1232), this recording of THE MOST HAPPY FELLA is absolutely complete. Not only complete but it includes over 30 minutes of cut material not previously heard. The reason for the cut was that the original actress who sang the role of Marie could not sing the music, but with the great opera/musical star, Nancy Shade who sings the role on JAY's complete recording, the glorious music have been recorded to stunning perfection for the first time.Opera legend Louis Quilico, recognised as one of the world's greatest Rigolettos takes on the taxing lead role of Tony, one which he sang to great acclaim at the New York City Opera a few years back. When the original production first opened on Broadway, Mrs. Loesser (Jo Sullivan) sang the role of Rosabella and now over 45 years later, her daughter, the Broadway star Emily Loesser takes on the same role for the recording. This all star cast recording includes Tony award winners as Karen Ziemba (currently wowing them on Broadway with the smash hit, CONTACT), Richard Muenz and Don Stephenson (currently starring in the Broadway bound revival of FINIAN'S RAINBOW). John Owen Edwards conducted The National Symphony Orchestra.Although it's sung through (almost), the score is jam packed with hit songs such as STANDING ON THE CORNER, JOEY JOEY JOEY, BIG D, MY HEART IS SO FULL OF YOU, SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, HAPPY TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTENCE, WARM ALL OVER, ROSABELLA amongst others.Recorded in Digital Dolby Surround Sound at Abbey Road Studios in London and Clinton Studios in New York.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Overture
- Scene: Thank You...
- Ooh! My Feet!
- Scene: Hey Where's What Her Name...
- I Know How It Is
- Scene: It's Jewelry
- My Dear Rosabella
- I Don't Know Noing About You
- Scene: I Live On My Grape Ranch...
- Maybe He's Kind-a Crazy...
- Somebody Somewhere
- The Most Happy Fella
- Scene: Oh Hello Marie...
- I Don't Know Noting About Her
- Scene: Hi Boss...
- Standing On the Corner
- Scene: All Right Break It Up...
- Joey Joey Joey
- Scene: Hey Tony What's the Italian...
- Soon You Gonna Leave Me Joe
- Rosabella
- Opening Act One Scene Three
- Abbondanza
- Scene: and This Is Tony's Barn...
- Plenty Bambini
- Scene: Hey! Boss!...
- Sposalizio
- Scene: Bocci Ball Anybody?...
- Scene: Well Here We Are...
- I Seen Her At the Station
- Benvenuta
- Scene: It's Very Lovely
- Such Friendly Faces
- Scene: Thank You Very Much...
- No Home No Job
- Scene: Step Back Everybody...
- Don't Cry
- Prelude to Act Two
- Fresno Beauties Part One
- Cold and Dead
- Fresno Beauties Part Two
- Scene: Ma Che Brutte Sortel...
- Love and Kindness
- Scene: Hey You Mad At Me...
- Happy to Make Your Acquaintance
- Scene: Oh Marie...
- Happy to Make Your Acquaintance (Reprise)
- I Don't Like This Dame
- Big D
- How Beautiful the Days
- Act Two Scene Three Opening
- Scene: Just Look At 'Em...
- Young People
- Warm All Over
- Old People Gotta Sit Dere An' Die
- Scene: Now You Got to Look Out for This Label Glue...
- Scene: Oh Hello Pasquale...
- I Like Ev'rybody
- Act Two Scene Five Opening
- Scene: Isn't It Wonderful?...
- I Love Him
- Scene: Easy Now...
- Like a Woman Loves a Man
- My Heart Is So Full of You
- Scene: Hey Paesan!...
- Hoedown
- Scene: Rosabella! What's-a Matter...
- Mamma Mamma
- Prelude Act Three
- Abbondanza (Reprise)
- Scene: Fellas? Hey Fellas...
- I Like Everybody
- Scene: Before the Party Begins...
- Song of a Summer Night
- Scene: Carissima! What's-a Matter...
- Please Let Me Tell You
- Scene: Ma Che C'e?...
- Scene: So You're Finally Gettin' Out of Town...
- She Gonna Come Home Wit' Me
- I Made a Fist
- Scene: He's Gonna Be Tony's Bambino...
- I Canno' Leave You Money
- Finale Act Three
- Exit Music
- House and Garden
- Tony and Marie Duet / Nobody's Gonna Love You Like I Love You
- Eyes Like a Stranger
- Is It Fair? / Warm All Over / Old People Gotta Sit Down An' Die
- I'll Buy Everybody a Beer
- Wanting to Be Wanted
Additional Details
Label: JAY Records
Genre: Musical/Broadway
Run Time: 169 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 08/08/00
UPC: 605288130625
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