Name: The Light in the Piazza [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
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The Light in the Piazza [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

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Album: The Light in the Piazza [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Overture, The
2)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Statues and Stories, The
3)	Light in the Piazza, musical: The Beauty Is, The
4)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Il Mondo Era Vuoto, The
5)	Light in the Piazza, musical: American Dancing, The
6)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Passeggiata, The
7)	Light in the Piazza, musical: The Joy You Feel, The
8)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Dividing Day, The
9)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Hysteria, The
10)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Say It Somehow, The
11)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Aiutami, The
12)	Light in the Piazza, musical: The Light in the Piazza, The
13)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Octet, The
14)	Light in the Piazza, musical: The Beauty Is, The (Reprise)
15)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Let's Walk, The
16)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Clara's Interlude, The
17)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Love to Me, The
18)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Fable, The

Album: The Light in the Piazza [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Overture, The
2)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Statues and Stories, The
3)	Light in the Piazza, musical: The Beauty Is, The
4)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Il Mondo Era Vuoto, The
5)	Light in the Piazza, musical: American Dancing, The
6)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Passeggiata, The
7)	Light in the Piazza, musical: The Joy You Feel, The
8)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Dividing Day, The
9)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Hysteria, The
10)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Say It Somehow, The
11)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Aiutami, The
12)	Light in the Piazza, musical: The Light in the Piazza, The
13)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Octet, The
14)	Light in the Piazza, musical: The Beauty Is, The (Reprise)
15)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Let's Walk, The
16)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Clara's Interlude, The
17)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Love to Me, The
18)	Light in the Piazza, musical: Fable, The

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Performer Notes

Composer/Lyricist: Adam Guettel.
Personnel: Andrew Schwartz (guitar, mandolin); Adam Guettel (guitar); Victoria Drake (harp); Anne Lehmann, Matthew Lehmann, Sylvia Davanzo, Lisa Matricardi, James Tsao, Shinwon Kim, Cenovia Cummins , Joyce Hammann, Victor Schultz, Mineko Yajima, Belinda Whitney, Christian Hebel, Katherine LiVolsi Stern (violin); Peter Sachon, Robert Burkhart , Ariane Lallemand, Eugene J. Moye (cello); Richard Heckman (clarinet, oboe, English horn); Gili Sharett (bassoon, contrabassoon); Dan Riddle (piano, celesta); Willard Miller, Mark Sherman (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Todd Whitelock.
Liner Note Author: Frank Rich.
Recording information: Right Track Recording, New York, NY (04/25/2005/04/26/2005).
Photographer: Joan Marcus.
Translator: Judith Blazer.
Unknown Contributor Role: Elizabeth Spencer.
Going into the family business was not what the grandson of songwriting icon Richard Rodgers originally had in mind, but composer/lyricist Adam Guettel rose to the occasion while grabbing the ring at his own steady pace. His musical THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA tells the touching love story of an American tourist and an Italian countryman in post-WWII Firenze. Guettel's unabashed romanticism includes soaring, long-lined melodies, rich and deep harmonic language not far from the land of Sondheim, and lush orchestrations.
The refreshing, wide-eyed naivete felt by the young Clara is aptly translated in her solo "The Beauty Is," while Fabrizio's charming awkwardness with English (and with courting a beautiful stranger) is winningly expressed in their duet "Passeggiata. " The exciting rhythms of "Hysteria" and "Octet" recall Stravinsky's neo-classical language. The story's tragic secret is achingly revealed by Clara's mother in "The Beauty Is (Reprise)." All the proceedings are supported by a superior cast including Victoria Clark (URINETOWN, TITANIC), Kelli O'Hara (DRACULA, JEKYLL & HYDE) and Matthew Morrison (HAIRSPRAY, FOOTLOOSE). The future of musical theater may look murky to some. But Guettel's sure-handed amalgam of styles has a voice of his own, one that can point the way.

Professional Reviews

Uncut (p.118) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Adam Guettel's songs are both deft and ambitious..."