Secret Garden

I started reading The Secret Garden this summer. I learned from the Introduction of the book that Francis Hodgson Burnett was from Manchester, England and immigrated to America when she was fifteen years old.  She was a very successful author, her career spanned sixty years.  Both the English and the Americans claimed her as their own.  

A hundred years later, The Secret Garden is the story that has stood the test of time.  The musical adaption, with book and lyrics written by Marsha Norman and music composed by Lucy Simon, opened on Broadway  in 1991.  The score is full of beautiful, beautiful music. 

I've chosen "Come to My Garden/Lift Me Up" which is sung by the late Lily and her son Colin, as her spirit calls him to her favorite place.  

This version is from London's production and the voices are so clear and sweet.

Well, the men in this show have an amazing duet as well.  Here is "Lily's Eyes" sung by Archibald Craven and his brother the Dr.    Hope you enjoy.