'The Music of the Stars' - Promo Video of musical at 'Teatro Magma', Florence, June 7th 2024.
‘The Music of the Stars’ - promo video of an original musical by Peter Dulborough.
A concert version of a musical with live band, singers and narration inspired by ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine di Saint-Exupéry.
Teatro Magma, The Square, via Domenico Cirillo 1, Florence.
Friday 7th June 8.45pm, 2024.
Narration, all lyrics & music: Peter Dulborough
Musical Director: Samuele Cangi
‘The Music of the Stars’ (2024) is a new and revised version of the musical, ‘The Prince and the Rose’ performed twice in 1998 (Teatro Shalom, Empoli) and twice in Florence in 1999.
‘The Music of the Stars (2024) was recorded and released as a studio album. A total of 22 songs & music pieces display a rich mixture of styles from classical to pop-rock as well as music hall numbers which combine with piano ballads and jazz infused pieces to reflect the diverse musical journey of the story. Arrangements include flute, clarinet, oboe and cello as well as piano ballads and trumpet.
Recorded and mixed at Blue Moon Rec Studio, Florence.
This is a lively, fun and deeply touching musical with narration featuring:
Musicians
Keyboard: Peter Dulborough
Bass guitar & Horn: Samuele Cangi
Electric guitar: Mat Grey
Acoustic guitar: Martina Magionami
Flute: Emily Woodroof
Drums: Eugenio Nardelli
Voaclists
Spoken voice of Prince: Chiara Pirovano
Sung voice Prince: Marie Delfino
The Rose: Natia Lortkiphanidze
The Fox: Martina Magionnami (La Marti)
‘Conceited Man’ song: Brenda Roepke & Yedidya K. A. Koff
Sound Director: Giulio Vannuzzi
Special thanks to:
Roberto Caccavo, Nicola Magno and Marina Melani at ‘The Square’ for their invitation to perform at the Teatro Magma theatre.
Ann Davies for her energy and vision in the production of ‘The Prince and the Rose’ in 1998.
Sam Cangi for his stellar gifts as musical director and arranger and for his tireless personal support and friendship. He is a ray of inspiration.
Alessandra Parrini for her immense support over many years, and for being the inspiration for this project.
Finally, this video is dedicated to my good friend Stefano Lugli. Not only did he video and edit this promo video but without him it would never have happened. In 1998, Stefano welcomed me to Planet Sound studio in Florence to record the first version of this musical. His skill and patience gave shape to this project. Thank you for your support.
The Plot to the book and musical
This is a magical encounter of a Prince and a Pilot and their deepening trust and friendship. It’s a story of a Prince and his love for his Rose as well as the weird and wonderful people he meets on his travels. At the heart of his travels lies the meeting and friendship with a Fox who teaches the Prince that it is “only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry). He learns that ‘it takes time to tame and then be tamed / and then discover in time each other’ (Song of the Fox)
The Pilot discovers his own inner child and learns to see the world with renewed eyes. For him this encounter in the desert is a ‘time to blossom’. At the end of the story, he says farewell to the Prince in the desert. One precious thing remains inside him that keeps him company after the Prince returns to this planet: the stars above him now sound like the joyful laughter of the Prince.
Links to find out more about the musical and musicians
Peter Dulborough - songwriter and composer
https://www.peterdulborough.com/the-music-of-the-stars/
https://www.instagram.com/peterdulboroughsongwriter/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083303951028
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3LWgTJbTElMGzP_RhxEjTA
Blue Moon studios (Sam Cangi)
https://www.instagram.com/bluemoonrecstudio/
https://www.instagram.com/dogonahotwoodroof/ Emily Woodroof
https://www.instagram.com/lamartimusic La Marti
https://www.instagram.com/mjrecstudio/ Mat Grey
https://www.instagram.com/clairepirovano/ Chiara Pirovano
https://www.instagram.com/_dazzling_flame/ Marie Delfino
https://www.instagram.com/thesquare_firenze/ The Square
