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Original Broadway Company of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

The Opera

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Soundtrack

The Opera was released on May 19, 2017 by Reprise as a part of the album Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Song Details

AlbumNatasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Release DateMay 19, 2017

LabelReprise

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM70

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Original Broadway Company of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

Original Broadway Company of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

Performer

Dave Malloy

Programming

Mark Dover

Bass Clarinet

John Murchison

Bass

Alon Bisk

Cello

Caryl Paisner

Cello

Alex Gibson

Chorus

Ani Taj

Chorus

Ashley Perez Flanagan

Ashley Perez Flanagan

Chorus

Azudi Onyejekwe

Azudi Onyejekwe

Chorus

Courtney Bassett

Courtney Bassett

Chorus

Erica Dorfler

Chorus

Josh Canfield

Chorus

Lauren Zakrin

Chorus

Lulu Fall

Chorus

Nick Gaswirth

Chorus

Reed Luplau

Chorus

Claudia Chopek

Viola, First Violin

Scott Stangland

Scott Stangland

Chorus

Matt Doebler

Conductor, Keyboards

Or Matias

Conductor, Piano

Joey Cassata

Drums

Heath Saunders

Guitar

Ken Clark

Guitar

Thad Debrock

Guitar

Marilyn Cole

Horn, Oboe

Jeff Marder

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Dave Malloy

Composer, Lyrics

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dave Malloy

Producer

Luke Klingensmith

Luke Klingensmith

Assistant Engineer

Nate Odden

Assistant Engineer

Bob Ludwig

Mastering Engineer

Kevin Killen

Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer

Enrico de Trizio

Enrico de Trizio

Recording Engineer

Howard Kagan

Producer

Janet Kagan

Producer

Sonny Paladino

Producer

Isaiah Albolin

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

The opera, the opera

Stop mooning and moaning, we'll miss the curtain

[Verse 2]

Ladies, welcome to the opera

[Verse 3]

Bare arms and shoulders

Brilliant uniforms, pearls and silk

Glittering before our eyes

Feminine envy

A whole crowd of memories

Desires and emotions

Natasha, smooth your gown

[Verse 4]

Natasha, smooth your gown

[Verse 5]

Looking in the glass

I see I am pretty

Not a girl anymore

I've never felt like this before

[Verse 6]

Hundreds of eyes

Looking at my bare arms

My bare arms and neck

My bare arms and shoulders

[Verse 7]

The two remarkably pretty girls

Had not been seen in Moscow in many years

Everybody knew vaguely of Natasha's engagement

One of the finest matches in all of Russia

[Verse 8]

Look, there's Alexey, home from the war at last

[Verse 9]

He has changed

Dear me

Michael Kirilovich has grown still stouter

[Verse 10]

There's Boris and Julie, engaged

And Anna Mikhaylovna, what a headdress she has on

[Verse 11]

And is that Natasha?

[Verse 12]

And is that Natasha?

And is that Natasha?

[Verse 13]

They're looking at me

They're talking about me

They all like me so much

The women envious

The men calming their jealousy

[Verse 14]

Announcing Fedya Dolokhov

He dominates Moscow's

Most brilliant young men

He stands in full view

Well aware he's attracting attention

Yet as much at ease

As though he were in his own room

[Verse 15]

Dolokhov was in the Caucasus

And he killed the Shah's brother

Now all the Moscow ladies are mad about him

Dolokhov the assassin

[Verse 16]

Announcing Countess Hélène Bezukhova

The queen of society

Beautiful, barely clothed

Plump bare shoulders

And much-exposed neck

Round which she wears a double string of pearls

[Verse 17]

Hélène and Dolokhov, arm in arm

Pierre the cuckold sits at home

Pierre the cuckold sits at home, the poor man

[Verse 18]

No, I am enjoying myself

At home this evening

[Verse 19]

Oh, that neck

Oh, those pearls

[Verse 20]

So beautiful

What a charming young girl

So enchanting

[Verse 21]

I blush scarlet

[Verse 22]

Countess Bezukhova

Pierre's wife

Have you been here long?

And where is dear Pierre?

He never used to forget us

[Verse 23]

Yes, Pierre, that good man

A little sad, a little stout

He must come visit us

[Verse 24]

I will implore him to do so

[Verse 25]

There's a woman one should stay far away from

[Verse 26]

Now, Natasha

The curtain rises

[Verse 27]

The curtain rises

[Verse 28]

Everyone in the boxes

And the stalls became silent

All the men, old and young

In uniform and evening dress

All the women in the hall

With gems on their bare flesh

Turned their whole attention

With curiosity to the stage

[Verse 29]

Grotesque and amazing

I cannot follow the opera

Or even listen to the music

I see painted cardboard

Queerly dressed actors

Moving and singing so strangely in the lights

So false and unnatural

I'm ashamed and amused

And everyone else seems oblivious

Yes, everyone feigns delight

[Verse 30]

And feeling the flood of brilliant lights

The warm perfumed air heated by the crowd

Natasha, little by little

Began to pass into a state of intoxication

[Verse 31]

Oh, I'd tickle you all if I could

Oh, I'd tickle you all if I could

[Verse 32]

Oooooh

[Verse 33]

And then

A rush of cold air

[Verse 34]

And exceptionally handsome man walked in

With a confident, yet courteous air

[Verse 35]

This was Hélène's brother

Anatole Kuragin

He moved with a swagger

Which would have been ridiculous

Had he not been so good-looking

And though it was the middle of the act

He walked right down the aisle

His sword and spurs jangling

His handsome perfumed head held high

And he looked right at Natasha

[Verse 36]

Mais charmant!

[Verse 37]

And he took his place

In the front row

Next to Dolokhov

[Verse 38]

How handsome he is

How intoxicating

[Verse 39]

In the second act, there were tombstones

The moon over the footlights

Horns and contrabass

Black cloaks and daggers in their hands

[Verse 40]

I turn around again and our eyes meet

He gazes straight into my eyes

He is talking about me

[Verse 41]

Candles burning

A crimson throne

The Tsar wails a mournful tune

They all wave their arms

And everybody cheers, bravo, bravo

[Verse 42]

Every time I look at him

He's looking at me

Every time I look at him

He's looking at me

Every time I look at him

[Verse 43]

A terrible noise, a clatter in the crowd

A storm of chromatic scales

And diminished sevenths

With rapturous faces

Everyone was shouting

Screaming and shouting

Bravo

[Verse 44]

Bravo, bravo

Bravo, bravo

Bravo, bravo

[Verse 45]

And then

A rush of cold air

And Anatole entered the box

Written by: Dave Malloy

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