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Description / My Opinion
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Berkshire - Ordered 03/09/99 - Received 03/19/99 Orchestrations: Ted Royal, Vocal Arrangements Trude Rittman Ambrosian Chorus Chorus Master: John McCarthy The booklet contains 1 big B&W picture of Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner, one big and three medium B&W pictures of the original production at the Ziegfeld Theatre(1947) (with actors names), seven B&W ID pictures of the main performers. There are 5 pages of text (small font) from Miles Kreuger, two pages of an interview of Robert Lewis (Director of the original production), by Miles Kreuger. Miles Kreuger also wrote the three pages synopsis. There are Deutch and French translations of this synopsis, and then comes the libretto. I think that this recording is wonderful. It's much more an operetta than a musical as they are done nowadays. I love the music. It's something magical and I've been trying for long to find details on why I love it, but I actually can't. It's out of my reach, still I know this score has something very few can afford: a soul. The performers are also perfect, so I've not much to say about them. The story is also one of these awaken-dreams that haunt every people's fantasies. One of my prefered recordings so far.
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Musical Numbers
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| 1 | 0:55 | Overture | Orchestra |
| 2 | 1:15 | Once In The Highlands | Chorus, Solo Tenor |
| 3 | 2:20 | Dialogue: "Here! Let me see that map..." | Tommy, Jeff |
| | | Brigadoon | Chorus |
| | | Dialogue: "Look over there!..." | Tommy, Jeff |
| 4 | 4:18 | Vendors' Calls | Men, Girls |
| | | Down On MacConnachy Square | Townsfolk, Sandy, Chorus, Vendors, MacGregor, Stuart Dalrymple, Meg |
| 5 | 4:03 | Waitin' For My Dearie | Fiona, Two Girls |
| 6 | 2:22 | I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean | Charlie, Townsfolk |
| 7 | 5:24 | Dance | Orchestra |
| 8 | 4:08 | The Heather On The Hill | Tommy, Fiona |
| 9 | 3:28 | The Love of My Life | Meg |
| 10 | 1:38 | Jeannie's Packin' Up | Girls |
| 11 | 2:18 | Come to Me, Bend to Me | Charlie |
| 12 | 7:08 | Dance | Charlie, Orchestra |
| 13 | 2:44 | Almost Like Being In Love | Tommy, Fiona |
| 14 | 1:13 | Entrance Of The Clans | Townsfolk |
| 15 | 1:24 | Wedding Ceremony | Mr. Lundie, Charlie, Jean |
| 16 | 1:03 | The Wedding Dance | Stuart Dalrymple, Townsfolk |
| 17 | 4:19 | Sword Dance | Men, Girls, Townsfolk, Jean, Harry |
| | | End of Act One | Orchestra |
| 18 | 5:17 | The Chase | Men, MacGregor, Stuart Dalrymple, Tommy, Jeff |
| 19 | 3:51 | There But For You Go I | Tommy, Fiona |
| 20 | 3:17 | Glen Scene Opening | Orchestra |
| | | My Mother's Wedding Day | Meg, Chorus |
| 21 | 0:43 | Dance | Orchestra |
| 22 | 2:55 | Funeral Dance | Bagpipes, Drums |
| 23 | 4:09 | From This Day On | Fiona, Tommy |
| | | Farewell Music | Fiona, Tommy, Chorus |
| 24 | 6:47 | Change of Scene | Orchestra |
| | | Dialogue: "Hello, Mr Albright..." | Frank, Tommy, Jane |
| | | Reprises | Fiona, Jane, Tommy, Chorus, Charlie |
| | | Change Of Scene | Orchestra, Bagpipes |
| 25 | 2:11 | Dialogue: "It's unbelievable!..." | Tommy, Jeff |
| | | Finale | Chorus, Mr. Lundie |
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The Cast
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| | Tenor Solo | Vernon Midgley | | | Tommy Albright | Brent Barrett | | | Jeff Douglas | Gregory Jbara | | | Vendors | Rosie Ashe | | | | Claire Henry | | | | Valerie MacFarlane | | | | Shirley Minty | | | | Lynda Richardson | | | | Ian Caley | | | | Donald Maxwell | | | | Vernon Midgley | | | | Bruce Ogston | | | | John Parry | | | | David Stephenson | | | MacGregor | Donald Maxwell | | | Stuart Dalrymple | Ian Caley | | | Sandy Dean | Leo Andrew | | | Meg Brockie | Judy Kaye | | | Fiona MacLaren | Rebecca Luker | | | Two Girls | Rosie Ashe | | | | Lynda Richardson | | | Charlie Dalrymple | John Mark Ainsley | | | Mr. Lundie | Frank Middlemass | | | Jean MacLaren | Jackie Morrison | | | Harry Beaton | Colin Forsythe | | | Frank | Mark W. Smith | | | Jane Ashton | Susannah Fellows | | | Townsfolk of Brigadoon | Ambrosian Chorus |
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