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Bryn Terfel: The Golden Age of Broadway
presented by Siân Phillips, featuring Bryn Terfel + special guests Julian Ovenden, Clive Rowe, Hannah Waddingham and Emma Williams
Part of Voicelab
Wednesday 4 July 2012Jule Styne: Gypsy Overture
Richard Rodgers: Some enchanted evening from South Pacific
Richard Rodgers: A wonderful guy from South Pacific
Richard Rodgers: If I loved you from Carousel
Cole Porter: Blow, Gabriel, blow from Anything Goes
Cole Porter: So in love from Kiss Me Kate
Cole Porter: You're the top from Anything Goes
Frederick Loewe: On the street where you live from My Fair Lady
Frederick Loewe: Show me from My Fair Lady
Richard Rodgers: Soliloquy from Carousel
Richard Rodgers: You'll never walk alone from Carousel
Interval
Richard Rodgers: Waltz from Carousel
Frederick Loewe: I could have danced all night from My Fair Lady
Cole Porter: Brush up your Shakespeare from Kiss Me Kate
Leonard Bernstein: Maria from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein: Tonight (Quintet) from West Side Story
Richard Rodgers: Something wonderful from The King and I
Mitch Leigh: Impossible dream from Man of La Mancha
Frank Loesser: Sit down you're rocking the boat
Leonard Bernstein: Make our garden grow (Finale) from Candide
A star-studded night celebrating the legendary writers from the Golden Age of Broadway. Join Bryn Terfel, a glittering cast of West-End stars, the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera and Voicelab for a toe-tapping night of song, directed by Daniel Evans and conducted by Gareth Valentine.
Popular classics you can hear include Cole Porters' 'So in Love' from Kiss Me Kate, Bernstein's 'Tonight' from West Side Story, Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Some Enchanted Evening' from South Pacific and Fredrick Loewe's 'I Could Have Danced All Night' from My Fair Lady.
With sensational melodies and witty lyrics, this is an enchanted evening dedicated to a classic period in the history of musical theatre.
PerformersBryn Terfel
with special guests
Julian Ovenden
Clive Rowe
Hannah Waddingham
Emma Williams
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Voicelab
Gareth Valentine conductor
Daniel Evans director
Siân Phillips presenter
Alistair David choreographer
Tim Lutkin lighting designer
David Benedict script writer