| Description |
1 audio disc (38 min.) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Note |
Musical; based on the novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. |
| Performer |
Yul Brynner (The King) ; Gertrude Lawrence (Anna Leonowens) ; Dorothy Sarnoff (Lady Thiang) ; Doretta Morrow (Tuptim) ; Larry Douglas (Lun Tha) ; supporting soloists ; chorus ; orchestra ; Frederick Dvonch, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1951 April 16-17. |
| Original Version |
Originally released: 1951. Decca Records DL-90008. |
| Note |
"Digitally re-mastered ... March, 2000"--Booklet, p. 3. |
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Title from disc label. |
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Program notes by Louis Untermeyer and Max O. Preeo (11 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Overture -- I whistle a happy tune -- My lord and master -- Hello, young lovers -- March of the Siamese children -- A puzzlement -- Getting to know you -- We kiss in a shadow -- Shall I tell you what I think of you? -- Something wonderful -- I have dreamed -- Shall we dance? |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Musicals.
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Musicals. |
| Genre/Form |
Musicals.
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Musicals.
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| Subject |
Musicals. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, librettist, lyricist.
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Brynner, Yul, singer.
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Morrow, Doretta, singer.
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Lawrence, Gertrude, singer.
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Sarnoff, Dorothy, singer.
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Dvonch, Frederick, conductor.
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Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977, writer of added commentary.
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Preeo, Max O., writer of added commentary.
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Musical theatre adaptation of (work): Landon, Margaret, 1903-1993.
Anna and the King of Siam.
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Container of (work): Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
King and I.
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| Standard No. |
601215798227 |
| Music No. |
012 157 982-2 Decca |
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DL-90008 Decca |
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