Statues and Stories - The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center)

Broadcast June 15, 2006 on PBS.
Starring Victoria Clark (Margaret Johnson), Katie Rose Clarke (Clara Johnson), Aaron Lazar (Fabrizio), Chris Sarandon (Signor Naccarelli), Patti Cohenour (Signora Naccarelli), Michael Berresse (Giuseppe Naccarelli), Sarah Uriarte Berry (Franca), and Beau Gravitte (Roy Johnson).

[@broadwaymike92]

Adam Guettel's score truly has kept the tradition of his late Grandfather Richard Rodgers (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) alive. One of my favorite romantic musicals of all time.

[@oliviatrussler7168]

1:13 is when she starts singing

[@broadwaymike92]

Ah, the part I always chill up.

[@ferris94]

This is the best quality version of this I’ve come across since it aired! Do you have the whole thing? Would you be willing the share? Thank you so much for posting!

[@peacipessa]

I'm not the most tech savvy but I have a copy of this version of the musical in this quality with english sub options and maybe also italian, it's been awhile. Dunno if sharing simply thru email would work but I originally found the copy through reddit.

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@@peacipessa if you’d be willing to share it i’d love to have it! i’m so sad it was taken off youtube

[@peacipessa]

@@sarahgracehutchinson4784 I have the video viewable in google drive through the link, the captions don't seem to be showing in the drive viewer but I tried redownloading it and they're still attached to the video file so maybe watch it through your computer's media player drive.google.com/file/d/1mJPeIEu2lOAicJOcsofMD55uDbqczpN_/view?usp=sharing

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@@peacipessa thank you so much!!!!

[@briberry1674]

Margaret] What happened here? Well let’s see. On a central square, in a city of the sun rose a palace. It was high and handsome gleaming like the crown of a king. [Clara] Where would that be? Where is that? [Margaret] In the tower, a warning bell would ring. [Clara] What kind of warning? [Margaret] For a fire, or a river overflowing. [Clara] Oh. [Margaret] Firenze On a central square, the beginning of a kingdom republic. [Clara] Is there a king; is there a queen? [Margaret] There were princes, painters, noblemen of logic and art. [Clara] Firenze [Margaret] Leonardo… [Clara] Leonardo… [Margaret] Michaelangelo, the start. [Clara] That’s a completely naked statue. [Margaret] ‘Twas a dawning day unfurling… [Clara] From the heart, The painting of the world we know. [Clara/Margaret] The world we know. On a central square… [Margaret] In a city made of statues and stories. [Clara] Go on and tell me what they mean. [Margaret] It ignited there like a beacon coming out of the dark. You can feel it… [Clara] You can feel it… [Margaret] You can follow… [Clara] You can follow… [Margaret] The spark. [Clara] We’re on vacation. [Margaret] From an age to an age [Clara] From an age to an age [Margaret] In Firenze [Clara] In Firenze [Margaret] In Firenze [Clara] In Firenze [Margaret] The spark… [Clara] The painting of… [Margaret/Clara] …the world. It started then and there and here we are. It’s a new old world to me. It’s a new old world and we are here. [Clara] On a central square [Margaret] In a city made of statues and stories. [Margaret/Clara] It ignited there like a beacon coming out of the dark. [Clara] You can feel it… [Margaret] You can feel it… [Clara] You can follow… [Margaret] You can follow… [Clara] You can feel it… [Margaret] You can feel it… [Clara] You can follow… [Margaret] You can follow the spark. [Clara] We’re on vacation. [Margaret] We’re on vacation. [Everyone except Clara and Margaret] Ahhh. [Clara] In Firenze [Margaret] In Firenze [Clara] In Firenze [Margaret] In Firenze [Margaret] The spark… [Clara] The painting of… [Margaret/Clara] …the world. It started then and there and here we are. It’s a new old world to me. It’s a new old world and we are finally here.

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Do you happen to have the whole show? :)