South Pacific

[Guest Opal]

Have not seen this play in many, many, years.

[Guest Penelope]

Rogers and Hammerstein wrote great shows.

There is a BBC promenade concert celebrating them this coming Sunday.

Following our Sondheim celebration in Prom 19, Broadway lights up the Royal Albert Hall again to honour the greatest creative partnership of American musical theatre. Its 50 years since the death of Oscar Hammerstein II, the lyricist whose partnership with Richard Rodgers resulted in a series of inimitable hit musicals. Returning with his orchestra of hand-picked players, following their extraordinary success at the Proms last year, John Wilson conducts excerpts from the movie orchestrations of Carousel, Flower Drum Song, Oklahoma!, The King and I and The Sound of Music.

Oklahoma excerpts (13 mins)

Carousel excerpts (26 mins)

South Pacific excerpts (17 mins)

The King and I (arr. Edward B. Powell) Overture (6 mins)

Flower Drum Song excerpts (11 mins)

The Sound of Music excerpts (12 mins)

There will be no interval

Cast to include:Kim Criswell vocalist

Sierra Boggess vocalist

Anna-Jane Casey soprano

Julian Ovenden baritone

Rod Gilfry baritone

Maida Vale Singers

John Wilson Orchestra

John Wilson conductor

At 4 p.m. UK time.

You can probably access it through the BBC web site or, subsequently, on the BBC iPlayer.

Ms P.

[Guest sarah f]

I do not know this play Opal. What is it about?

[Guest Penelope]

Hi Sarah F,

Try looking at this link.

http://uk.ask.com/wiki/South_Pacific_(musical)

I don't know if there was a separate play as well.

Best wishes,

Penny

[Guest sarah f]

Thank You Penny for the link.