Description |
2 audio discs : digital : 4 3/4 in. |
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Title from container. |
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"All songs, music, and lyrics by Dave Malloy"--Insert. |
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Libretto primarily based on Aylmer and Louise Maude's 1922 translation of Leo Tolstoy's War and peace. |
Performer |
Brittain Ashford, Gelsey Bell, Nick Choksi, Blake DeLong, Amber Gray, Dave Malloy, Grace McLean, Paul Pinto, Phillipa Soo, Lucas Steele , with supporting soloists ; orchestra ; Or Matias, conductor/piano. |
Event |
Recorded Aug. 25-26, 2013, at MSR Studios, New York, and Sept. 10, [2013], at Vibromonk, Brooklyn, NY. |
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Compact discs. |
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Program notes by Steven Suskin, synopsis, and lyrics ([48] p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
Contents |
Prologue -- Pierre -- Moscow -- The private and intimate life of the house -- Natasha & Bolkonskys -- No one else -- The opera -- Natasha & Anatole -- Natasha lost -- The duel -- Sunday morning -- Charming -- The ball -- Letters -- Sonya & Natasha -- Sonya alone -- Preparations -- Balaga -- The abduction -- In my house -- A call to Pierre -- Find Anatole -- Pierre & Anatole -- Natasha very ill -- Pierre & Andrey -- Pierre & Natasha -- The great comet of 1812. |
Credits |
All songs, music and lyrics by Dave Malloy ; artistic director, Jason Eagan ; managing director, Jeremy Blocker ; direction and musical staging by Rachel Chavkin. |
Summary |
The Great Comet is the critically acclaimed immersive musical based on a scandalous slice of War and Peace. |
Subject |
Musicals.
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Drama.
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Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) (OCoLC)fst01032683
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Musicals. (OCoLC)fst01030814
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Russia. (OCoLC)fst01207312
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Chronological Term |
1800-1815
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Genre/Form |
Musicals.
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Original cast recordings.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Musicals. (OCoLC)fst01726680
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Original cast recordings. (OCoLC)fst01919889
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Added Author |
Ashford, Brittain, performer.
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Bell, Gelsey, performer.
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Choksi, Nick, 1981- performer.
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DeLong, Blake, 1980- performer.
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Gray, Amber, performer.
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McLean, Grace, performer.
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Pinto, Paul, performer.
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Soo, Phillipa, performer.
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Steele, Lucas (Singer), performer.
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Matias, Or, conductor, performer.
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Libretto based on (work): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.
Voĭna i mir.
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Note |
Additional title: Natasha, Pierre & the great comet of 1812 |
Standard No. |
00791558447927 gtin-14 |
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791558447927 |
Music No. |
8-4479 Ghostlight Records |
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