John Wilson’s long-held fascination for researching original musical theatre scores of this period and bringing them anew to modern audiences reaches a milestone with this world première recording of the original score in its entirety (no cuts) and in the original orchestrations for twenty-nine-piece orchestra made by Robert Russell Bennett for the original production. His outstanding cast features Nathaniel Hackmann, Sierra Boggess, Jamie Parker, Louise Dearman, Sandra Marvin, Rodney Earl Clarke, Nadim Naaman, and Leo Roberts, ably supported by the ‘Oklahoma!’ Ensemble – twenty-two artists drawn from London’s West End. Wilson comments: ‘I love the connective tissue of the piece, the scene-change music, the ballet, the songs that sometimes get cut, the underscoring. And when so many vastly different new versions are appearing on stage, it’s more important than ever that we have a document of the actual source material.’

Recorded in Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos, the work is released on double Hybrid SACD. There is also a limited edition (1,000 copies) double-vinyl release.

Cast:
- Curly: Nathaniel Hackmann
- Laurey: Sierra Boggess
- Jud Fry: Rodney Earl Clarke
- Will Parker: Jamie Parker
- Ado Annie: Louise Dearman
- Aunt Eller: Sandra Marvin
- Ali Hakim: Nadim Naaman
- Andrew Carnes: Leo Roberts