A Little Night Music Part 01/17

This is a recording of the 1990 Lincoln Opera House recording of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music". I noticed that recordings of this are scarce, so I decided to upload the copy I had here to YouTube. So, enjoy!
This clip includes "Overture/Night Waltz".

The Cast is as follows:
Desiree Armfeldt- Sally Anne Howes
Madame Armfeldt- Regina Resnik
Fredrika Armfeldt- Danielle Ferland
Frederik Egerman- George Lee Andrews
Henrik Egerman- Kevin Anderson
Anne Egerman- Beverly Lambert
Petra- Susan Terry
Countess Charlotte Malcolm- Maureen Moore
Count Carl-Magnus Malcom- Michael Maguire
With Ron Baker, Michael Rees Davis, Susanne Marsee, Lisa Saffer, and Barbara Shirvis playing the quintet.

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Tags:

• Little
• Night
• Music
• Stephen
• Sondheim
• Hugh
• Wheeler
• Harold
• Prince
• Lincoln
• Opera
• House
• 1990
• Sally
• Anne
• Howes
• Regina
• Resnik
• George
• Lee
• Andrews

[MzCharmedFan0214]

do they use the same script for all versions of the show?

[TheSondheimFan]

@MzCharmedFan0214 Actually, I beleive they do. With the exception of Remember being split differently in this production, they seem to follow the original script word for word, which I would think would be the same in other productions.

A miracle when you think of what's happened to Follies over the years...

[DannyHiggs]

@TheSondheimFan Yes, but Night Music is perfection and Follies--as much as I love the show--is far from it.

[TheSondheimFan]

@DannyHiggs I would argue that the original show, with the original cast and crew, was perfection. The other productions...not so much. Directors just don't seem to know when to leave well enough alone...

[DannyHiggs]

@TheSondheimFan Opinions of productions aside, I still believe the libretto and score to Night Music are as close to perfection as any musical's going to get. I was referring, in my comment, to the fact that Night Music has never gone through the major revisions (save for the film adaptation which was misguided at best) the way Follies has.

[TheSondheimFan]

@DannyHiggs Sorry, in my comment, I was referring specifically to Follies- the original book and production are, in my mind, as close to perfection as you can get. The later productions, with all their tinkering and song-replacing and axing and the like, just mar the original and with each tweak pull it further and further from perfection. Ugh.

[tallulah2]

I love you for posting this! My favorite production--especially because of Maureen Moore--and my old VHS copy has completely bitten the dust!

[fairyandasandwich]

i dont like these orchestrations

or vocal arrangements

[immelio]

I ENVY THAT HIGH E WITH A PASSION.

[immelio]

@emmyaward7 Indeed it is. Danielle Ferlind. You'll find that many actors and actresses in Sondheim musicals are in many other Sondheim musicals. Jack's Mother from Into the Woods is also in Sunday In The Park With George, as is Bernadette Peters, and I believe Cinderella's prince. Don't quote me on the last one, though.

[pudgeuncle]

@emmyaward7 Yes, that is the very talented Danielle Ferlind.

[rhiready]

Yup, that's Soundheim!

[happykitty11]

@emmyaward7 no, you're correct! she was also in sunday in the park with george, if i'm not mistaken.

[emmyaward7]

Thank you for posting!

"It isn't gloomy - it's profound" I love that line.

Is Fredricka (I think that's her name) being played by Little Red from Into the Woods or is that my Sondheim-loving mind running amok?

[kwmv]

I have never understood why they never released this on VHS. But, it is not lost. The LOC has three copies of it: [VBH 0761-0763]

[immelio]

RED!! I LOVE YOU RED!!!!!