| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 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 Vilhelm Moberg's The emigrants. |
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Music, Benny Andersson; lyrics, Bjor̈n Ulvaeus & Herbert Kretzmer; original Swedish lyrics, Björn Ulvaeus; orchestrated and arranged by Benny Andersson & Anders Eljas. |
| Performer |
Helen Sjöholm, Russell Watson, Louise Pitre, Kevin Odekirk, with supporting performers ; the American Theatre Orchestra and Choir ; Paul Gemignani, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded live 2009 September Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, New York. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Lyrics (47 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Overture -- Path of leaves and needles -- Where you go I go with you -- Stone kingdom -- Down to the sea -- A bad harvest -- No! -- He's our pilot -- Never -- Golden wheatfields -- All who are grieving -- We open up the gateways -- Peasants at sea -- Lice -- In the dead of darkness -- A Sunday in Battery Park -- Home -- American man -- Dreams of gold -- Summer rose -- Emperors and kings -- Twilight images calling -- Queen of the prairie -- Wild grass -- Gold can turn to sand -- Wildcat money -- To the sea -- Miracle of God -- Down to the waterside -- Miscarriage -- You have to be there -- Here I am again -- With child again -- Rising from myth and legend -- I'll be waiting there. |
| Summary |
Based on a famous Swedish novel, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus create a major musical theater saga that depicts a family on their way to new life in America. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Musicals.
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Musicals. |
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Sweden -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama.
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Sweden. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Musicals.
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Musicals.
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Live sound recordings.
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Live sound recordings.
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| Subject |
Musicals. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Ulvaeus, Björn, lyricist.
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Kretzmer, Herbert, lyricist.
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Eljas, Anders, arranger of music.
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Sjöholm, Helen, 1970- singer.
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Watson, Russell, 1966- singer.
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Pitre, Louise, singer.
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Odekirk, Kevin, singer.
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Gemignani, Paul, conductor.
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Musical theatre adaptation of (work): Moberg, Vilhelm, 1898-1973.
Utvandrarna.
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Container of (expression): Andersson, Benny.
Kristina från Duvemåla. English.
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American Theatre Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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American Theatre Choir, singer.
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| Added Title |
Kristina från Duvemåla. English
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| Standard No. |
602527349817 |
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00602527349817 |
| Music No. |
B0014228-02 Decca Broadway |
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