I am truly obsessed with the scarlet pimpernel and part of the reason is this recording. Clive donners 1982 scarlet pimpernel is an exciting blend of two baroness orczy novels, the scarlet pimpernel and eldorado written around the supposed rescue of the young dauphin, when it was still historically unclear whether or not the son of king louis xvi and marie antoinette might have survived the revolution. In the most current version, the scarlet pimpernel 4. Reviewed in the united states on september 29, 2016. Nearly six years later, the cast album of the broadway show with a libretto by knighton that opened november 9, 1997, is a vast improvement. Into the fire lyrics scarlet pimpernel, the musical. The scarlet pimpernel is a musical with music by frank wildhorn and lyrics and book by nan. During the turmoil of the french revolution, english aristocrat percy blakeney, often aided by his league of friends, secretly undertakes various daring missions as the scarlet pimpernel. Let us ride, let us ride home again with a story to tell. A wild arms video set to the song home again, sung by linda eder. Christine andreas and gilles chiasson perform you are my home from the musical the scarlet pimpernel. Just, a beautiful french actress, is the wife of wealthy english fop sir percy blakeney, a baronet. Sir percy blakeneys house on the river has become a historic one. The scarlet pimpernel is set in 1792, during the early stages of the french revolution.
Released in 1 linda eder home again 4 company the scarlet pimpernel. In 1992, when it had its first recording, frank wildhorn and nan knightons the scarlet pimpernel was a concept album vaguely based on the novels of baroness oczy, but without a real story and largely constructed as a star vehicle for linda eder. The scarlett pimpernel is an exciting historical fiction tale set in the fall of 1792 during the french revolution. Cyr, who had ordered her brother to be beaten for his romantic interest in the marquis daughter, with the unintended. The dull and boring sir percy blakeneys secret identity as the daring scarlet pimpernel spawned an entire genre of books and comics that employ similar heroes with mysterious identities, most notably from the dc comic publishing company. Check out the scarlet pimpernel original broadway cast recording by various artists on. Sutton fosters in the ensemble on the rosie odonnell show, november 20, 1997. Home again they seek him here the scarlet pimpernel when i the riddle now when the rain falls storybook you are my home ill. The scarlet pimpernel original broadway cast recording by.
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