In honor of its recording 50 years ago today, as I wait for students to turn in final papers... John Coltrane A Love Supreme (1965)
Kismet - 1963 Studio cast recording from London / Decca Finally picked this version up. A solid, respectable reading of the show starring the great Metropolitan Opera star Robert Merrill. Merrill did several crossover albums during the 50s and 60s and some were a real stretch -- like Fiddler On The Roof in 1968. But Kismet was right up Merrill's alley and he was surrounded here by performers fully capable of handling the score. CD issue cover:
Resnik had a pretty major career at the Met, too... And in fact, in terms of opera/musical theater crossover, she was in Cabaret, though not in the production that is represented on this disc I scored for $1 at the library sale.. Cabaret (1998 Cast Recording)
Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia, Greensleeves, Etc. - Neville Marriner: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields (1972) samples
Mozart: Mass In C Minor - Barbara Hendricks, Janet Perry, Etc.; Herbert Von Karajan: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Singverein (1982) samples