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Pacific Overtures is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman, with "additional material by" Hugh Wheeler . Set in nineteenth-century Japan, it tells the story of the country's westernization starting in 1853, when American ships forcibly opened it to the rest of the world.
Listen to Pacific Overtures [Original London Cast, English National Opera (Remastered)] on Spotify. Stephen Sondheim · Album · 1997 · 42 songs.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1988 CD release of "Pacific Overtures (Original London Cast) [Complete Recording]" on Discogs.
With three hand-held cameras, one major theatrical milestone and nearly nineteen hours of footage, this rare and intimate look with Original Cast Album - Company is a must for any Sondheim fan. DVD: $26.96
Jan 1, 2004 · Listen to Pacific Overtures (Original London Cast - English National Opera) [Complete Recording] by Stephen Sondheim on Apple Music. 2004. 42 Songs. Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes.
"A chronicle of Japanese history, beginning with the 1853 incursion of American warships, under the command of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, into Japanese waters in order to open up trade with a nation that had been closed to foreigners for centuries.
Sep 7, 2004 · Listen to Pacific Overtures (Original London Cast) [Highlights] by Stephen Sondheim on Apple Music. Stream songs including "Prologue", "The Advantage of Floating In the Middle of the Sea" and more. Album · 2004 · 12 Songs