Summer Song is a 1956 musical based on the visit of the Czech composer Anton Dvorak to Illinois where he wrote his symphony "From the New World". The lyrics were written by Eric Maschwitz and book by Hy Kraft to music by Dvorak arranged by Bernard Grun. Maschwitz had already worked with Grun on the Chopin musical Waltz Without End in 1942.
Summer Song's opened in London in 1956 at the Prince's Theatre and ran for 148 performances.
Original Cast Recording
- Overture by Orchestra
- Just Around The Corner Sally Ann Howes
- My Darling Karolka Sally Ann Howes
- Once A Year Is Not Enough Bonita Primrose
- Be She Dark, Be She Fair David Hughes (tenor)
- Cotton Tail by Edric Connor
- No-One Told Me David Hughes
- Sing Me A Song - chorus
- Murphy's Pig Bonita Primrose
- Saturday Girl David Hughes, Sally Ann Howes
- One Boy Sends You A Rose Sally Ann Howes, Bonita Primrose
- Dvorak's Letter Home Laurence Naismith
- Deep Blue Evening Edric Connor
- The Day You Hit The Highway Edric Connor
- Weddin' Gown Van Atkins, Bonita Primrose
- Summer Song Sally Ann Howes
- Small Town Sweetheart David Hughes
- New York '93 - chorus
- I'll Be Remembering Sally Ann Howes
- Finale David Hughes, Sally Ann Howes
References
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