South Pacific: This Nearly Was Mine - 1949, Martin & Pinza video free download
From the original 1949 Broadway cast recording of "South Pacific." This production won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; and won Tony Awards for Best Musical; Libretto; Best Original Score; Best Actor in a Musical (Ezio Pinza); Best Actress in a Musical (Mary Martin); Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Myron McCormick); Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Juanita Hall); Producer (Musical) (Hammerstein, Rodgers, Hayward, Logan); Best Director (Logan); and Best Scenic Design (Jo Mielziner). This track is from the LP pictured in the video above, Columbia Masterworks, serial number OS 2040.
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8 years ago
Ron Sercombedentatn
The most `moving` voice I have ever heard. I cry when he sings `This Nearly Was Mine`.....if ever you read this Maureen you will know what I mean.8 years ago
NIc Fewer
BarBara Luna played Ezio Pinza's daughter in the original 1949 stage production, that might be her at 2.30. She signed a photo of herself with Pinza for me at the Memphis Film Festival in 20118 years ago
Lynn Gilliam
Agree with you, Pinza is so charming too.9 years ago
Barbara Trehy
I'm in my 70s and after all this time still think that Carousel and South Pacific have the greatest music in the musical comedy genre - nothing can touch them.9 years ago
Barbara Trehy
Sends shivers down your spine as soon as the first note hits you. Was there ever such a voice in musical comedy history!!9 years ago
AnotherSpecialEdMom
My parents saw this on Broadway. My mother told me that when Pinza held the last note in this song it was very soft and yet reverberated throughout the theater so that it could be heard in the last row of the balcony. And that was without any microphones. She said he was just an amazing performer.9 years ago
Andrew Margrave
Spectacular! Pinza was said to have been seriously post-prime by the time "South Pacific" premiered. Wrong! He sounds as good as he ever did or very close.9 years ago
Sheila Bloom
Pinza owns this song.9 years ago
Frank L
I have listening to them since I was a child. This is one that will never fade; on of the most impressive stories and Musical scores ever ! 10 years ago
Frank L
How they got Pinza is amazing. I have this vinyl. Also have the movie version with Rosano Bazzi. But who can with Ezio Pinza ?10 years ago
brian barnett
I was brought up on Ezio Pinza's "This Nearly was Mine" and of course "Some Enchanted Evening". which was mine and my late wife's favourite. Then YouTube opened up a fabulous array of different singers and interpretations of these songs.. Pinza won hands down.. His rich, golden, mellifluous clear diction is impossible to beat. Oh, yes and we mustn't forget the tenor version with Carerras's beautifully soft, almost innocent singing of these wonderful . songs10 years ago
MarthaStout0202
Just beautiful!!10 years ago
Barbara Trehy
Absolute magic - arguably the greatest natural bass baritone of the mid-20th century. And what music. This is the sort of music the mass of uneducated people listened to everyday and took for granted. Johhny Rotten? Lady Gaga? I don't think so. Thank yo for posting this masterpiece.11 years ago
davidhertzberg
Thanks for your note, so glad you took the time to write. david (from my active YT channel)11 years ago
moonbeamchaos
Thank you SO MUCH for uploading this---I've found so many people who don't know this show. And this is one of the greatest songs.11 years ago
buckskipper
This is my favorite song from SP11 years ago
fred c dobbs
What a combination. Pinza and Rogers and Hammerstein ; it doesn't get any better. Thank you.12 years ago
Paul Herring
Wonderful song from a wonderful musical! Thanks for posting.12 years ago
Gretchen Scott
Thank you ever so much for posting this. I've been playing it over and over each night while I browse.12 years ago
David Hertzberg
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