Hello, Dolly! & Evita (Rare Recordings)

[kadu335]

I was coming home from work yesterday and passed by some sort of "yard sale". I saw they had some old records and decided to stop by and see if I could find something interesting.

To my surprise, I found two pretty rare Brazilian cast albums featuring the original cast of Hello, Dolly! (from 1966) and Evita (from 1983). Both albums were only released on vinyl at the time they opened and were never re-released on cd or digitally.

Getting to hear them in full was such a great experience! It made me wish I was alive when they were on stage.

I'm not sure what happened to our original Eva, but the actress who played our original Dolly, BIBI FERREIRA (a legend of Brazilian theater) just turned 90 last year and she still tours with her concerts. How amazing is that?

I was able to put some of the songs on YouTube, in case anyone is interested.

Put On Your Sunday Clothes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyMBdDZk27w

Before the Parade Passes By: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upg_4dlGxfY

It Only Takes a Moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf-PAgkizdo


Buenos Aires: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UfkkDcRX0

I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IundiPPAuGE

Rainbow High: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6c3pUq3h5o

[sassylash3s]

I've always been amazed by what I've heard of Claudia's (I think that's her name, correct me if I'm wrong) Evita. She makes it sound so effortless! I wish there had been a full recording of that production. It sounds like she was dynamite in the role.

[Mr Roxy]

Used to be able to get things like this @ Footlight. Still miss it.

[NoName3]

Thanks so very much! These are wonderful.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

Roxy, I spent so many happy hours in Footlights.

[kadu335]

Yes, sassylash3s, her name is Claudia... She became an overnight sensation when the first production of Evita opened. She was great indeed! It's a shame she didn't become a bigger name here.

Our most recent Eva, from the 2010 revival, Paula Capovila, was amazing as well... I got chills hearing her "A New Argentina" live!

[brettarnett]

Why is Rainbow High soooooooooooo slow

[DAME]

Very cool. Thank you so much for sharing. I used to have a recording of Libertad Lamarque ( Mexican Superstar) doing Hello Dolly. Lost it thru the years.

[THDavis]

Wow, the ending of Buenos Aires is breathtaking!

[Mr Roxy]

Hey Reg

When Footlight closed it was like losing a memberof the family or missplacing your most comfortable slippers

[bobs3]

There is a very rare recording of the HELLO, DOLLY international tour starring Mary Martin. My parents used to have a copy of it (they were big Hello, Dolly fans) but it seems to have gotten lost in their moves from Encino to Brentwood to Palm Springs.

[DAME]

I've seen the Mary Martin version on EBay.

[CATSNYrevival]

^ArkivMusic has the Mary Martin Hello Dolly on CD.

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=202001

[Rainbowhigh23]

She goes up about two octaves at the end of BA, no?

[bobs3]

Paloma San Basilio (a superstar singer/actress in Spain) starred in the Madrid and Barcelona spanish language productions of EVITA. An album was recorded. I don't know if it is still in print.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4J7U2zg94U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unj9sa0ASZI

[StageManager2]

I used to have a recording of Libertad Lamarque ( Mexican Superstar) doing Hello Dolly

Ha, Lamarque and Eva Duarte were bitter rivals during her acting days. Fighting on the set of their movie La cabalgata del circo (some say Lamarque even slapped Eva) resulted in Lamarque having to flee to Mexico when Eva Perón came to power.

[kadu335]

Thanks for sharing that info, StageManager2... that's really interesting!

One of Libertad Lamarque's last telenovelas is airing in Brazil right now (there's a tv network that air old mexican telenovelas in the afternoon).

[StageManager2]

Eva Duarte and Libertad Lamarque in La cabalgata del circo


From Lamarque's obituary in The New York Times:

Ms. Lamarque gained renown after leaving Argentina for Mexico in 1946, following an incident on the Buenos Aires set of the 1944 movie "The Circus Procession." She was said to have quarreled with a young actress named Eva Duarte.

The next year Duarte married Col. Juan Domingo Peron, and in 1946, Peron became president of Argentina. Exercising her power as first lady, Eva Duarte Peron effectively prevented any studio in Argentina from hiring Ms. Lamarque.

After she moved to Mexico City in the 1940's, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, Ms. Lamarque's career blossomed. She acted in the first film that the Spanish director Luis Bunuel made in Mexico, 'The Great Casino,' and appeared in some 60 other films.


http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/25/arts/libertad-lamarque-mexican-star-dies-at-92.html

[kadu335]

LOL the look on Eva's face is priceless. She's probably thinking "oh, just wait until I become first lady..."


is it just me or Libertad looks a little bit like Joanna Gleason in that picture

[StageManager2]

She does! Especially as the Baker's Wife.

[kadu335]

Here is a nice picture of Bibi Ferreira with Ginger Rogers backstage at the St. James.




This picture was taken right before Hello, Dolly! opened here.

[SideShowBob]

I agree, she does. Thank you so much for posting these!
bob

[StageManager2]

LOL the look on Eva's face is priceless. She's probably thinking "oh, just wait until I become first lady..."

What makes it extra delicious is that Eva was not even the star of the movie (she only had a small supporting role), but she acted like a prima donna on set, often arriving late in style (in Perón's state car and several bodyguards) and making everyone wait around for her. The film's true star, Lamarque, was over a decade older and already an established movie star. It could be that Eva resented Lamarque because she achieved the movie stardom and respect that forever eluded her.

Furthermore, Lamarque had been Juan Perón's date for the earthquake benefit at Luna Park. When it was Lamarque’s turn to take the microphone, Eva slipped into the empty chair beside Perón and the rest, as they say, was history.

What's also interesting is that Lamarque's co-lead, the tango singer Hugo del Carril, gained favor with the Peróns. He worked more than ever under the Peronist regime and even wrote and recorded the party's anthem "Marcha Peronista" and the Peronista Feminist Party equivalent "Evita Capitana," which exalted the Peróns and preached blind devotion to them.

[vf]

Somebody created a youtube channel with cast recordings of Broadway musicals from lots of different countries, several versions of Hello Dolly
youtube channel- Broadway Around the World

[kadu335]

Thanks for the link, VF...

I've been having a great time listing to some of these foreign recordings.