The use of wond’rin’
“With Wednesday’s stellar staging of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, the New York Philharmonic joyously put the ‘music’ back into the Broadway musical. From the first yearning chords of the ‘Carousel Waltz’ to the towering final chorus of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone,’ Richard Rodgers’ melodies shimmered in the hands of the 71-member Philharmonic — an extravagant alternative to the scrawny dozen or so players a Broadway theater might muster.” [New York Post]
It’s so beautiful and romantic. I am so über happy to see it in person after all these many years. I don’t even care if a dog barks Paolo out.
Sorry, I’ll stop, but I just am so excited to hear the first time in the theatre after having loved it for forty years. It’s a thrill for me.
DON’T STOP!!!!!!
Wiki not all that helpful on the actual people. But love that Dante faints from pity at Francesca’s story.
First reiteration of love theme you just heard now.
I am really enjoying this. You can hear how these composers sort of invent what became movie music (not a putdown). Plus it whizzing along in a very 20th Cent way
Chat Chat Chat Chat
oh, you mean chatroom, blue? all right I’ll go check into la case.
This is a big eruption, and on the stage too, and Paolo miraculously escapes being killed by an arrow. Wait, I lost my place, I have to catch up….
The arrow misses him so Francesca says it is a ‘sign from God’. “Perdonata ti sia, con grande amore”.
That is the theme of her husband Gianciotto, a sort of Rigoletto type fun guy.
Is that Steve Buscemi? Or Neil S.?
Or the Phantom of the Opera?
Confusa io son.