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Author Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880, composer.

Title The happiest girl in the world / music by Jacques Offenbach ; lyrics by E.Y. Harburg.

Publication Info. New York, NY : DRG Theater : Sony Music Custom Marketing Group, [2002]
[Place of distribution not identified] : Distributed by KOCH Entertainment Distribution.
©2002

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 Talbott Media  CD 4278    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Description 1 audio disc (41 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time 004100
Physical Medium 4 3/4 in.
plastic metal
Description digital
optical
stereo
1.4 m/s
audio file
CD audio
Series The Broadway collector series
Broadway collector series.
Note Musical.
"Original Broadway cast"--Container.
Book by Fred Saidy and Henry Myers; story by E.Y. Harburg "with a nod to Aristophanes & Bulfinch."
Musical adaptation by Robert DeCormier and Jay Gorney; orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and Hershy Kay.
Performer Cyril Ritchard, Janice Rule, Dran Seitz, Bruce Yarnell, Nancy Windsor, Lu Leonard, vocal soloists ; orchestra ; Robert DeCormier, musical direction.
Event Recorded 1961 April 9.
Original Version Originally issued: 1961. Columbia Masterworks KOS 2050.
Note Title from disc label.
Program notes and synopsis (1 folded sheet : illustrations) inserted in container.
Contents Overture ; Glory that is Greece -- Happiest girl in the world -- Greek marine -- Shall we say farewell? -- Never be-devil the devil -- Whatever that may be -- Eureka -- Oath -- Vive la virtue! -- Finale, act I -- Adrift on a star -- That'll be the day -- How soon, oh moon? -- Love-sick serenade -- Five minutes of spring -- Never trust a virgin -- Entrance of the courtesans -- Vive la virtue! (reprise) ; Finale.
Language Sung in English.
Subject Musicals.
Musicals.
Genre/Form Musicals.
Musicals.
Original cast recordings.
Original cast recordings.
Subject Musicals.
Genre/Form Sound recordings.
Sound recordings.
Added Author Gorney, Jay, 1896-1990, arranger of music.
Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981, lyricist.
Saidy, Fred, librettist.
Myers, Henry, 1893-1975, librettist.
Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981, arranger of music.
Kay, Hershy, arranger of music.
Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977, singer.
Rule, Janice, singer.
Hamilton, Dran, singer.
Yarnell, Bruce, singer.
Leonard, Lu, singer.
Windsor, Nancy, singer.
De Cormier, Robert, conductor, arranger of music.
Container of (work): Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Works. Selections; arranged.
Added Title Works. Selections; arranged https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84043619
Standard No. 021471903225
Music No. 19032 DRG Theater
A 59801 Sony Music Custom Marketing Group
KOS 2050 Columbia Masterworks