South Pacific

O wydarzeniu

For many, Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" is one of the most significant musicals of all time, and indeed it had a loyal audience from 1949 to 1954 (with 1,925 performances on Broadway!).

 

For the premiere in 1949, Ezio Pinza played the principal male role; for the concertante premiere at the Vienna Volksoper, today's leading Italian bass, Ferruccio Furlanetto, will for the first time sing what he considers to be his "dream role".

 

Music by Richard Rodgers


Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II


Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan (adapted from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize winning "Tales of the South Pacific", and adapted for concert performance by David Ives as performed at Carnegie Hall)

 

Cast:
Nellie Forbush: Sandra Pires
Emile de Beque: Ferruccio Furlanetto
Bloody Mary: Marjana Lipovsek
Joseph Cable: Stephen Chaundy