Music Theatre Hour: The Baker's Wife (Highlights), CD

This widely loved musical composed by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell), tells the story of the cuckolded baker, his young wife and the French village of Concorde. On losing his wife, the baker loses his heart to bake. His determination to keep up an outward pretence that everything is fine is ridiculed by the locals, but when the village goes without bread they will things to be right, and on finding young love to be less than satisfying the baker’s wife returns.

Conducted by Gareth Valentine and co-starring Sharon Lee Hill, Drue Williams Jill Martin and Alum Armstrong, this highlights version of the critically acclaimed 2CD complete recording (also available on CDJAY2 1323), includes the favourites “Meadowlark”, ‘Gift Of Love’ and If I Have To Live Alone’. As always this high quality digital and dolby surround disc was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London.