Foreign Cast Albums- Page 2

Posted: 7/23/03 at 4:26pm

well that gaston is Hugh Jackman!

I love that Belle, she's got a gorgeous voice and sounds so mature and smart. She's perfect.

[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 7/23/03 at 11:22pm

Where could you buy foreign cast albums? I know on amazon.com they are expensive! hmmm I'm interested in the French Phantom cast recording.

[Musetta1957]

Posted: 7/24/03 at 1:04am

Read the first page -- people have mentioned places to find these cast recordings.

There is no French language Phantom of the Opera. There is, however, Robert Marien's excellent solo album which has the title song and Musique de la Nuit on it. Marien's own translations, in factg.

[LALALand]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 11:32am

Can anyone recommend a good Foreign Cast recording of Jesus Christ Superstar? I have all of the English language recordings (including the Drew Sarich live Austrian[?] cast) and would like to add to the collection.

[castlestreet]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 12:14pm

The 91 Paris Cast of Les Miz is available on iTunes believe it or not

My fav foreign cast album is the German Sunset- Helen Schneider is an awesome Norma- they even added in the wind blowing through the pipe organ during the Finale Scene.

Her As If We Never Said Goodbye is fantastic too!

And to whoever asked the question- yes there was a 4 Track CD of Debra Bryne in Sunset, however it is very hard to come by as they stopped producing it at her request- she was very unhappy with the vocals.

[cwilliams]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 12:34pm

The revival cast recording of Tanz Der Vampire is excellent. I think the original Austrian recording of Phantom is overall the best recording of the show, and nearly complete! I have the Japanese, Canadian, Mexican, Korean, and Original recording of Phantom and listen to the Austrian most often. For Wildhorn fans, the German Dracula album is great. I have the Korean Jekyll and Hyde, and its very well sung. There is a Rocky Horror album that includes numbers from diffrent productions from around the world which is fun to hear as well. The best place to buy that I have found is the German site http://www.soundofmusic-shop.de/ they have an extensive selection of cast recordings from around the world, I have seen pics of the shop and would love to visit their actual store, we dont have anything like it in the U.S. that I know of, in terms of a store of its size that is dedicated to selling musical theatre albums.

[Inigomontoya]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 12:36pm

I have many Israeli cast recordings, most of them are the biggest crap Iv'e ever heard in my life(and I'm a proud Israeli and theater geek) like the 1995 cast recording of grease where "beauty school dropout" is being perform in a weird French accent.

But, there is one awesome cast recording out there that I suggest you listen to, the Israeli version of man of la mancha - the translation use a very good mix of old and new Hebrew phrases and it's sounds very good.

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 12:42pm

The revival cast recording of Tanz Der Vampire is excellent.

I dunno, I kind of found the orchestrations thin compared to the original. They couldn't have supplemented them or multi-tracked a few? That's what happens when you start with a live recording as your basis, fix the bum spots, and then put it out, I suppose. Also, I dislike the new ending. Just throwing that out there.

/hijack

[broadwayworldreader]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 1:32pm

I really love the Elphaba on the German Wicked recording. She's fantastic.

[Matt2]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 2:30pm

The Dutch version of The Wiz is a fun listen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px6eptK7OpU

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 2:41pm

RENT...Italian, German, Icelandic, Japanese and Korean...yea I was obsessed.

Cabaret...Italian

Wicked...German

My Fair Lady...German

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 5:33pm

The Dutch recording of Legally Blonde is wonderful.

[egghumor]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 5:47pm

Back in the '60s and '70s I collected most or all of the foreign cast recordings of HAIR. Favorites among them are the German version (now on CD) and the Japanese cast (also on CD I think, but not certain).

Posted: 6/23/11 at 6:09pm

The Danish cast recording of Chess (in English) is excellent!

[rougeduck]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 7:19pm

The Vienna revival of Hair is very interesting and Drew Sarich sounds awesome on it!

[theeatah]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 8:44pm

The Original London Cast album of Sweet Charity. As characterful as Gwen Verdon was, I LOVE Juliet Prowse's full-voiced singing more. Also, Paula Kelly and Josephine Blake sound better together than their OBC counterparts. The ensemble singing isn't great though.

[sergio_27]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 9:17pm

For once someone uses the Search feature instead of creating a new thread (which may have been better in this case) and we don't answer his question. :P

Regarding Jesus Christ Superstar: in Mexico, there was a production of "Jesucristo Superestrella" on the seventies that made it one of the most well known musicals here, and a more recent one in 2001. There was also a Spanish production in the seventies with Camilo Sesto, a very popular singer at the time.

They all have cast recordings available but I haven't heard them so I couldn't tell you if they are good or not. I enjoy some of the songs of the musical but I guess I would need to see it to appreciate it better.

[sally1112]

Posted: 6/23/11 at 9:20pm

I bought the Icelandic version of Rent, years ago when I was obsessed with the show, but I rarely play it, and had in fact forgot I owned until reading this thread.

[LALALand]

Posted: 6/24/11 at 10:37am

Sergio_27 - Thank you.
I have been given full access to a friend's JCS collection. He has just about every recording available. There is so much that I wanted to start with the recommended versions.

[FIG]

Posted: 6/24/11 at 11:38am

LALALand, check out the Spain/Spanish JCS recording with Camilo Sesto (there are two different recordings from the Spain JCS). It's very good.
Camilo Sesto Jesucristo Supuerstar

[EVIE]

Posted: 6/24/11 at 11:59am

I love foreign cast recordings! Two of my favs are the Dutch cast of RENT (Mimi is FANTASTIC!) and the French cast of The Lion King.

Re: JCS-->I totally agree that the Spanish cast with Camilo Sesto is one of the best, Angela Carrasco is a gorgeous Mary. I also love the recent Dutch cast with Dieter something as Jesus and Casey something as Mary.

[watchmesoar]

Posted: 6/24/11 at 12:23pm

Yes, love the French cast recording of Lion King, too! But for I am German, every single BCR is foreign to me

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 6/24/11 at 12:51pm

FIG- Thanks for the link, I am loving this recording!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/24/11 at 1:17pm

The Danish cast recording of Chess (in English) is excellent!

I like it for the fact that it is the only complete recording of the show in English, but it's actually my least favorite recording. I can't stand Freddy's voice and the thin orchestrations feel so empty compared to the other recordings.

[FIG]

Posted: 6/24/11 at 1:31pm

jacobtsf; You are welcome. I haven't listen to it in years. I used to have the vinyl long, long time ago....

FIG