CD Music recording

South Pacific : original Broadway cast recording / Richard Rodgers, music ; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyrics ; [book by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Joshua Logan, adapted from James A. Michener's Tales of the South Pacific].

Record details

General Note:	Originally released May 9, 1949, as ML 4180; track 20 originally released 1952, as CL 806. Compact disc. Program notes and synopsis by Marc Kirkeby (14 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Overture -- Dites-moi -- A cockeyed optimist -- Twin soliloquies -- Some enchanted evening -- Bloody Mary -- There is nothin' like a dame -- Bali Ha'i -- I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair -- A wonderful guy --Younger than springtime -- Happy talk -- Honey bun -- You've got to be carefully taught -- This nearly was mine -- Finale: Dites-moi (reprise) --Loneliness of evening (Mary Martin) -- My girl back home (Mary Martin) -- Bali Ha'i (Ezio Pinza) -- South Pacific : symphonic scenario for concert orchestra.
Participant or Performer Note:	Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, singers ; with supporting performers ; Salvatore Dell'Isola, musical director ; Lehman Engel, conductor (tracks 17-19) ; Philadelphia Orchestra "Pops" ; Andr©Øe Kostelanetz, conductor (track 20)
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded Apr. 18-19, 1949, at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, except tracks 17-18, recorded June 8, 1951, track 19, Oct. 10, 1949, and track 20, Dec. 27, 1951.