Original 1976 London Studio Cast
Evita: An Opera Based on the Life Story of Eva Peron [20th Anniversary Edition] (2CD) [ MCA Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 5/Jul/2015 ] This is the 25th Anniversary Edition double disc set of 'Evita', and features Tony Christie, Paul Jones, Julie Covington, etc. |
ROGERS and HAMMERSTEIN
The King And I (recorded 1951 & 1954) Original Broadway Cast / Original London Cast (Yul Brynner, Valerie Hobson, Robert Merrill, Gertrude Lawrence, Herbert Lom & others [ Naxos Nostalgia Musicals / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] This disc also features selections from an RCA 'cover' recording made with popular vocalists of the period, released before the show opened on Broadway and features an Overture that was put together expressly for the purpose. |
CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHOENBERG / ALAIN BOUBLIL
Schonberg/Boublil: Miss Saigon Miss Saigon / Original London Cast [ Geffen / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Miss Saigon is a stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance. |