Examining the origins of the musical, above and beyond its relatively limited American history, is a thorny trail, leading from the songspiels of 17th-century middle Europe to jazz-age Berlin. It's a story that's much larger than Show Boat and The Black Crook.

SONGS FEATURED:

"He is an Englishman" from HMS Pinafore

Overture from The Magic Flute

"Overture" from Show Boat

"March of the Amazons" from The Black Crook

"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Carmen

"Our great Mikado, virtuous man" from The Mikado

"How beautifully blue the sky" from The Pirates of Penzance

"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" from The Third Little Show

"The Family Solicitor" from Me and My Girl

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