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#1

Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/5/07 at 7:36pm

I only have four so far. But I really love Les Miserables Paris Cast Recording and Evita Spanish Cast Recording.

Thanks to the people who recommended it to me.

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#2

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/5/07 at 7:42pm

The Madrid Cast Recording of ANNIE!!

Especially since they translated "It's a Hard Knock Life" to "Esto No Es Vivir" (This is Not Living).

I looooove it. Maybe one of the funniest things I've ever heard.

Manana.
Manana.
Te amo manana.

And some of the cast have major pitch problems.

Another good song? "Easy Street"...translated to "Creme de la Creme."

Oh, and there is a bonus track. A rap version of "Estoy No Es Vivir."
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#3

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/5/07 at 7:49pm

As you said, the Paris Les Miserables recording is probably my favorite. I also love the German musicals Elisabeth and 3 Musketiere. The German recording of Hunchback of Notre Dame (Der Gloeckner von Notre Dame) is pretty stunning too.
#7

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/5/07 at 8:49pm

I have a soft spot for Tanz as well--but Jim Steinman is one of my top guilty pleasures. Also love, of course, the German Hunchback of Notre Dame--some of Menken's most gorgeous music.

Umm not sure this counts but I love a lot of the French Romeo and Juliette (which was turned into a brief camp mess in London afterwards)--very French pop, and part of my affection is an ex in Mtrl loved the show (and hated most musicals) but still I play it a lot.

i liek the concept recording of Les Mis even if it's very dated sounding--that's part of the appeal.

I speak French so those shows hold more appeal--and their cast albums than other foreign ones... I do have on video a few Takarazuka shows though...

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#8

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/5/07 at 9:42pm

German cast recording of "Sunset Boulevard" mit Helen Schneider
Canadian cast recording of "Sunset Boulevard" with Diahann Carroll
British tour recording of "Sunset Boulevard" with Faith Brown and Earl Carpenter (who left the tour before it ended)
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#9

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/5/07 at 9:43pm

That Canadian Blvd is my fave Sunset recording (ditto the Canadian Phantom) but do us Canucks really count as foreign? I thought this was more non English--not non Broadway
#11

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/5/07 at 10:16pm

What's so special about Paris Revival Les Mis? I've listened to it and I don't find anything amazing about it...

Time to go listen to it again, perhaps.
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#12

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/5/07 at 10:31pm

Although the casting is spotty (I really don't care for Patrick Rocca or Julien Combey), the recording is probably the most cohesive cast I've ever heard -- you can tell they worked well together. Or, at least, in the studio. re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love Some great chemistry there, and great energy.
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#13

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/6/07 at 1:37am

Not foreign to me, seeing I am Australian, but the Australian Cast Recording of Rocky Horror is the best!
The American accents are so bad...
Almost as bad as an American trying to do an Australian Accent...
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#14

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/6/07 at 2:39am

Both French recordings of Les Mis are lovely, as is the Belgian highlights CD.

I like the Takarazuka version of Yeston's Phantom, and the Vienna recording of ALW's Phantom--the German lyrics are often better than the English ones, not that that's terribly difficult.

I also like the Notre-Dame de Paris French highlights. In my defense, I had no idea when I first listened to it that the production itself was so hideous, or that an English version even existed. The French lyrics are actually quite pretty, unlike that abortion of an English translation.

Glöckner is wonderful of course, and the Düsseldorf recording of Cabaret has its downsides but on the whole it's a really nice album.

I must be the only German-speaking person on the planet who can't stand the music from Elisabeth.
#15

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/6/07 at 3:32am

I downloaded this fantastic Hebrew version of "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" from The Lion King. Um... the guttural "chhh" sound was not meant to be used in show(ish) tunes. Enough said.
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#17

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/6/07 at 9:17am

The Spanish recording of Big the Musical never ceases to amuse me, as well as the Israeli recording of Annie
#19

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/6/07 at 1:32pm

The Spanish Mi Bella Donna (My Fair Lady) is a lot of fun. I have a CD with passages from Notre Dame de Paris and the London recordings of Jerry Springer: The Opera, Mamma Mia and Mary Poppins, all of which I love.
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#22

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/6/07 at 2:34pm

The Mexican Man of la Mancha is VERY good.

Also, the Mexican Victor/Victoria cast album.

Another fan of the French Les Miz
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#23

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/6/07 at 3:11pm

I love TANZ!!!!

And I have to admit I am guilty of loving Notre Dame De Paris (in French...)
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#24

re: Foreign Cast Recordings that You Love

Posted: 6/6/07 at 3:58pm

Japanese recordings of Aida & Chorus Line
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