The baker's wife [sound recording] /
music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz ; book by Joseph Stein.
- [EU] : Jay, 1999.
- 2 sound discs (49: 17 min. and 34:45 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 12 cm.
Opened in London in 1989 and recorded with the original London cast in 1990. Compact disc with booklet containing programme notes.
CD1: Chanson - If it wasn't for you - Merci, Madame - Bread - Gifts of love - Plain and simple - Proud lady - Look for the woman - Serenade - Meadowlark - Buzz-a-buzz. CD2: Opening Act 2 - Any-day-now day - Endless delights - The luckiest man in the world - Feminine companionship - If I have to live alone - Romance - Where is the warmth? - Pompom's return - Finale Act 2.
Based on the film La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. Based on the film La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono.
Cast includes Alun Armstrong and Sharon Lee Hill.
The plot is set in a small French town where a new baker arrives. He is middle-aged but has a young, beautiful wife. Soon the wife has a would-be suitor, but will he break up the happy home?