Overture; Finale
Overture; Finale
- Description
-
side 1: South Pacific Orchestra. Overture: side 2: Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, and Barbara Luna with South Pacific Orchestra. Finale (Columbia 4556-M), from the album, South Pacific (Columbia MM-850).
78 rpm. -
This recording is of the Original Broadway cast for the 1949 musicalSouth Pacific, composed by Richard Rogers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. South Pacific opened at the Majestic Theatre on April 7, 1949, running for 1,925 performances. It received ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Libretto, including awards in all four acting categories for Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, Juanita Hall, and Myron McCormick. In 1950, the musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sound recording
- recording date
- 1949
- recording artist
- Martin, Mary
- Luna, Barbara
- Pinza, Ezio
- manufacturer
- Columbia
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- shellac (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- ID Number
- 1980.0339.23
- accession number
- 1980.0339
- maker number
- 4556-M
- MM-850
- catalog number
- 1980.0339.23
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. R. F. Conlisk
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Sound Recordings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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