| Description |
1 audio disc (1 hr., 10 min., 3 sec.) : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
011003 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical stereo rda |
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audio file rda |
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CD audio |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
| Performer |
Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Alex Newell, Lea Salonga ; with supporting soloists ; instrumental ensemble ; Alvin Hough, Jr., musical director, keyboards, melodica, hand percussion. |
| Event |
Recorded at Power Station at Berklee, NYC. |
| Note |
Program notes by David Gordon and libretto (32 unnumbered pages : color portraits) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
We dance -- One small girl -- Waiting for life -- And the gods heard her prayer/Rain -- Discovering Daniel/Pray -- Forever yours -- The sad tale of the Beauxhommes -- Ti Moune -- Mama will provide -- Some say -- The human heart -- Gossip -- Some girls -- The ball -- Ti Moune's dance -- When we are wed -- Forever yours (reprise) -- A part of us -- Why we tell the story. |
| Summary |
Once on This Island is the tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl who falls in love with a wealthy boy from the other side of the island. When their divided cultures keep them apart, Ti Moune is guided by the powerful island gods, Erzulie, Asaka, Papa Ge, and Agwe, on a remarkable quest to reunite with the man who has captured her heart. Bursting with Caribbean colors, rhythms, and dance, the story comes to vibrant life in a striking production. |
| Subject |
Gods, Caribbean -- Drama.
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Love -- Drama.
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Social conflict -- Caribbean Area -- Drama.
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Caribbean Area -- Mythology -- Drama.
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Musicals.
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Gods, Caribbean. (OCoLC)fst01747714
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Love. (OCoLC)fst01002769
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Musicals. (OCoLC)fst01030814
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Mythology. (OCoLC)fst01031701
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Social conflict. (OCoLC)fst01122378
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Caribbean Area. (OCoLC)fst01244080
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| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings. (OCoLC)fst01411639
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Musicals. (OCoLC)fst01726680
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Musicals.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Ahrens, Lynn, librettist, lyricist.
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Dandridge, Merle, performer.
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Darrington, Quentin Earl, 1978- performer.
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Newell, Alex, 1992- performer.
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Salonga, Lea, performer.
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Hough, Alvin, Jr., conductor, performer.
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| Standard No. |
888295675215 |
| Music No. |
BR-CD09318 Broadway Records |
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