South Pacific: This Nearly Was Mine - 1949, Martin & Pinza

From the original 1949 Broadway cast recording of "South Pacific." This production won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; and won Tony Awards for Best Musical; Libretto; Best Original Score; Best Actor in a Musical (Ezio Pinza); Best Actress in a Musical (Mary Martin); Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Myron McCormick); Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Juanita Hall); Producer (Musical) (Hammerstein, Rodgers, Hayward, Logan); Best Director (Logan); and Best Scenic Design (Jo Mielziner). This track is from the LP pictured in the video above, Columbia Masterworks, serial number OS 2040.

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• South Pacific
• This Nearly Was Mine
• Richard Rodgers
• Oscar Hammerstein
• Mary Martin
• Ezio Pinza
• Myron McCormick
• Juanita Hall
• Columbia Records
• OS 2040
• Barbara Luna
• Salvatore Dell'Isola
• david hertzberg
• classicvinyl.biz

[Nudgie2009]

Thank you ... SO much

[classicvinylbiz]

@Nudgie2009 I am glad you wrote, thanks.

[tallyho96]

Pinza was marvelous. I first heard South Pacific in my parent's living room, on the record player, many years ago. Thanks for giving us a chance to hear him again.

[classicvinylbiz]

@tallyho96 Thank you for writing! best, david

[thephantom1946]

I have this LP along with others of PInza. Love it! Thanks for uploading this.

[classicvinylbiz]

@thephantom1946 So glad to know that you enjoy it.  david

[thephantom1946]

While driving to New Haven Conn. for the first previews of South Pacific, Pinza was so unsure of himself in this musical, having just retired from the opera stage, he suddenly told his wife, he wanted to back out of this play and let the understudy do it. She said to him if it's the audience your afraid of, why not let them decide. He saw the logic of it, and the rest is history; he was the biggest hit of the show!

[Carvinter]

The one version that all other interpretations will be measured against- FOREVER!

[kittyvarina]

Mary Martin said in an interview that Ezio really made love to the audience every night. Thank you for posting this treasure!

[paulostroff99]

LOVELY.!! TY CBV FOR POSTING.

[motonegros]

My Father was in this play, still got the cigarette case from Mary Martin.

[iamintheburg]

My Lord, just to have been in that theater! Thank you for the post and for the chance to close my eyes, turn the speakers up LOUD, and pretend. Thank you.

[rogharm]

@classicvinylbiz I love toooooo!!!!!!!ROGHARM

[sexyleslie777]

thank you i have been searching for his music. he was my husband's great uncle and wanting to find some music for him and his dad since it got lost in afew moves.