Aida (2000 Original Broadway Cast)

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Aida (2000 Original Broadway Cast)
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  1. Audio CD: Release Date 2000-06-06
  2. Publisher: Walt Disney Records
  3. Artist: Elton John, Tim Rice
  4. Format: Cast Recording
  5. Sales Rank in Music: #4263

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Media Type: CD
Artist: AIDA
Title: ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST
Street Release Date: 06/06/2000
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Genre: CAST RECORDINGS

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For his second Broadway musical (and first time out writing a full show directly for the stage), Elton John certainly set his sights high by turning to one of the grandest of all operas as a source. His continued collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice has produced a work far closer to the agreeable pop style and formula of the team's Disney musical, The Lion King, than to the majesty and tragic passion of Verdi's opera. But the compelling tale of conflicting loyalties and star-crossed lovers--retooled in part by acclaimed playwright David Henry Hwang--inspires some of John's signature melodic felicity, as in "Elaborate Lives" and "Every Story Is a Love Story." And the original cast recording marks a dramatic leap forward from 1999's dreary mishmash studio concept album, thanks to the heat generated by Heather Headley and Rent star Adam Pascal as the forbidden lovers. Sherie René Scott can turn on a dime from a parodic stance ("My Strongest Suit") to sad resignation ("I Know the Truth"), while the three get to blend in the ensemble "A Step Too Far"--a pop counterpart to the intensity of operatic ensemble. The score touches on reggae and gospel, and on all-out rock balladry (where it's fun to hear Pascal clearly imitating John's characteristic vocal inflections), but it's most touching in the more reflective moments given to Headley's dignified Nubian princess. --Thomas May
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4.1 out of 5 stars (279 customer reviews)

80 of 83 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An "Enchantment Passing Through", September 12, 2000
RJStuart (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aida (2000 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)
"What is this Rubbish?!", I thought to myself when I first listened to 'Aida'. I thought that Elton John's music was ordinary, and Tim Rice's lyrics were nothing special. I had heard Adam Pascal in 'Rent', and not being a big fan of 'Rent', I was not thrilled with his voice. I thought Sherie Rene Scott's voice was more like a screech, and, well I didn't mind Heather Headley's voice that much. That was my first listen, and after that I just put it away for a couple of months. After a few more listens I actually came to enjoy 'Aida' more and more, and now I just cannot stop listening to it. Based on the opera, by Verdi, 'Aida' follows the love-story of Nubian Princess, Aida (Heather Headley), and her nation's enemy, the Captain of the Egyptian Army, Radames (Adam Pascal). Yet, Radames is betrothed to Princess Amneris (Sherie Rene Scott), Pharaoh's daughter. Radames must chose love or power, and his choice of love leads to tragic circumstances. Husky, yet...Read more


35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I REALLY LIKE THIS!, June 23, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Aida (2000 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)
After the "All-Star" Album, I was a bit nervous about the real recording. But it turned out to be one of the best Broadway albums I have ever heard.Now, I'm not one of those Elton John freaks who will tell you to buy anything he makes. I don't even own an Elton album. But the fact remains that this is a wonderful album.The album starts with the slow ballad "Every Story is a Love Story" that blends ingeniously into the pop-rock song "Fortune Favors the Brave." Other note-worthy songs: "How I Know You," "Elaborate Lives," "A Step Too Far," "Written in the Stars."The vocal talent on the CD is excellent. Heather Headley is wonderful as Aida (she deserves the Tony...and I'm just going off the album!) Adam Pascal (of Rent fame) is good as Radames, but seems to have some trouble with the slower songs; his voice is better suited to the faster rock and roll songs. At times he also sounds scarily like...Read more


17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and Heartfelt Performances led by Headley, June 12, 2004
Robert Lopez (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aida (2000 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)
I didn't get to see the Original Broadway Cast with Tony Award Winner Heather Headley, but I was fortunate enough to experience the first National Tour with Simone, Patrick Cassidy and Kelly Fornier. That night I was blown away by the touching story, haunting tunes and brilliant performances, mainly Simone's Tour-de-force "Easy As A Life."The Original Broadway Cast Recording, recreates all the passion and heartfelt longing that the live show created. The show's opening number cleverly starts off in an Egyptian Museum in the present time, where tourists are viewing the Ancient Ruins. A man and a woman are mysteiously drawn to the tomb of Aida and Radames, and to each other. The Egyptian Mannaquin comes to life and begins to tell the tale of the Wars between Egypt and Nubia and we are instantly taken back in time. "Every Story is a Love Story" starts off dark and mysterious, then with a wicked force and rock tempo we are catipulted back in time and greeted with...Read more

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