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Song of Norway

Opened 1944

860 performances

Musical, Golden Age

Irra Petina, who was in the 1944 production.
Irra Petina, who was in the 1944 production. Carl Van Vechten

Edwin Lester's production of "Song of Norway", a new operetta based on the life and music by Edvard Grieg, or simply Song of Norway, credited to members of the original New York cast, is an album containing the original studio cast recording of the 1944 Broadway musical Song of Norway. It was released by Decca Records in 1945.

Music
Robert Wright, George Forrest
Lyrics
Robert Wright, George Forrest
Book
Milton Lazarus

Productions1 on Broadway

1944
Imperial TheatreBroadway Original, opened August 21, 1944, directed by Edwin Lester, Charles K. Freeman
860 performances

Songs9 songs

The Legend, Hill of Dreams, Freddy and His Fiddle, Now!, Strange Music, Midsummer’s Eve, Three Loves, I Love You, Piano Concerto in A Minor

Recordings 3 recordings

1945
Song of Norway
Song of Norway Decca Records 29162; Decca Records 29163; Decca Records 29164; D…, released 1945
United States
1996
Song of Norway Musical Heritage Society 524336Z, released 1996
United States
2004
Song of Norway Decca Broadway, released 2004
United States

Licensing 2 entries

US Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available
UK Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available

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