Chosen as Record Of The Year by BBC Radio 3.

Thomas Allen A star of all the great operatic Houses in the world including The Metropolitan Opera, New York, La Scala, Milan, Covent Garden Royal Opera House, London and the Vienna State Opera. He records extensively for EMI, Deutsche Grammophon and Decca. Recognised as one of the great Don Giovanni he sang a sensational and critically acclaimed Billy Budd at the Metropolitan Opera House N.Y. recently.

Valerie Masterson An International opera star, Valerie has appeared in all the major opera houses the world over, singing in some of the most important French operatic repertoire. Her most recent appearance in the USA was in Houston. She is considered to be one of the greatest Mozartian sopranos of her time

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards

To have Valerie Masterson and Thomas Allen perform this recital of musical theater songs in the original stage orchestrations is indicative of a trend which is long overdue for the dissolution of the barriers between opera and musical theater. Both stars of international repute on the world opera stages, Valerie Masterson and Thomas Allen have combined in this recording to create a unique experience singing love songs from some of the best known musicals, many of which have recently enjoyed, or are expecting Broadway revivals.

Recorded with the world renowned Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards at Abbey Road Studios in London, an accompanyment for singers of such stature has not been surpassed and this stands up as one of the most enchanting recordings ever produced.

1. All I Ask Of You (from The Phantom Of The Opera)
   Thomas Allen, Valerie Masterson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe
2. The Heather On The Hill (from Brigadoon)
   Thomas Allen, Valerie Masterson, Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
3. They Say It's Wonderful (from Annie Get Your Gun)
   Thomas Allen, Valerie Masterson, Irving Berlin
4. Till There Was You (from The Music Man)
   Thomas Allen, Valerie Masterson, Meredith Willson
5. My Time Of Day / I've Never Been In Love Before (from Guys And Dolls)
   Thomas Allen, Frank Loesser, Valerie Masterson
6. People Will Say We're In Love (from Oklahoma!)
   Thomas Allen, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Valerie Masterson
7. Tonight (from West Side Story)
   Thomas Allen, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Valerie Masterson
8. I Have Dreamed (from The King And I)
   Thomas Allen, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Valerie Masterson
9. Make Believe (from Show Boat)
   Thomas Allen, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, Valerie Masterson
10. Indian Love Call (from Rose Marie)
    Thomas Allen, Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II, Valerie Masterson
11. If I Loved You (from Carousel)
    Thomas Allen, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Valerie Masterson
12. Hello Young Lovers (from The King And I)
    Valerie Masterson, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
13. Some Enchanted Evening (from South Pacific)
    Thomas Allen, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II