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One of Stephen Sondheim’s most distinctive musicals in collaboration with director Harold Prince, this often-overlooked masterpiece deftly imagines – from the Japanese point of view – the fascinating, sometimes heartbreaking culture clash of the first modern contact between Imperial Japan and the West.
Winner of two Tony Awards® and Grammy®- nominated for Best Cast Show Album
"The lyrics are totally Western and – as is the custom with Mr. Sondheim – devilish, wittily and delightfully clever. Mr. Sondheim is the most remarkable man in the Broadway musical today – and here he shows it victoriously.” – Clive Barnes,
The New York Times
One of Stephen Sondheim’s most distinctive musicals in collaboration with director Harold Prince, this often-overlooked masterpiece deftly imagines – from the Japanese point of view – the fascinating, sometimes heartbreaking culture clash of the first modern contact between Imperial Japan and the West.
Winner of two Tony Awards® and Grammy®- nominated for Best Cast Show Album
"The lyrics are totally Western and – as is the custom with Mr. Sondheim – devilish, wittily and delightfully clever. Mr. Sondheim is the most remarkable man in the Broadway musical today – and here he shows it victoriously.” – Clive Barnes,
The New York Times
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Works on This Recording
1.
Pacific Overtures by Stephen Sondheim
Performer:
Yuki Shimoda (Voice),
Isao Sato (Voice),
Ernest Harada (Voice),
Alvin Ing (Voice),
Mako (Voice),
Mark Hsu Syers (Voice),
Freda Foh Shen (Voice),
Sab Shimono (Voice),
James Dybas (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
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