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Jan 14, 2021 · The Nonesuch recording—which features Guettel, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Porter, Theresa McCarthy, and Darius de Haas, among others—used the original title, and ever since then the work has been known as Myths and Hymns.
- Myths and Hymns - Nonesuch Records
One of the songs, “Come to Jesus,” was recorded by Audra...
- Myths and Hymns - Nonesuch Records
Myths and Hymns (originally known as Saturn Returns) is a song cycle by composer Adam Guettel, based on Greek myth and lyrics found in an antique hymnal. Myths and Hymns was first performed Off-Broadway, under the title Saturn Returns, at the Public Theater on March 31, 1998 and
Performer. Vivian Cherry (11), Lawrence Clayton (9), Lynette DuPre, Annie Golden (40), Adam Guettel (45), Darius de Haas (36), Jose Llana (20), Theresa McCarthy (11), Audra McDonald (76), Mandy Patinkin (53), Billy Porter (40), Bob Stillman (10) Shortcode. [r512]
Songs also appear on these recordings (13) Covers List. Sort by Date. All Types. Recording. Songs. Way Back to Paradise - 1997 Audra McDonald.
Myths and Hymns. "In his song cycle, Myths & Hymns, Guettel paints an emotional landscape of faith and yearning that embraces a boundless spectrum of ideology and spirituality. The lyrics were inspired by Greek mythology and a 19th Century Presbyterian hymnal; the musical vocabulary sweeps from romantic art song and rock to Latin, gospel and R&B.
Jan 9, 2007 · Sublime and moving, Myths & Hymns is all about reflecting--to God, a lover, or oneself. And while Guettel's roots run deep into the Broadway tradition (he's the grandson of Richard Rodgers), he's thankfully not afraid of musical experimentation.
One of the songs, “Come to Jesus,” was recorded by Audra McDonald, in a duet with Guettel, for her best-selling 1998 debut album, Way Back to Paradise, and prompted TIME magazine to dub Guettel “a startlingly original songwriter.”
