Performed by the New York City Opera (in 2 acts, book by Hugh Wheeler, orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick). Pretaped interview with Stephen Sondheim; live intermission interviews backstage with Christopher Keene (Artistic Director of New York City Opera), Howes/Resnick.Sally Ann Howes (Désirée Armfeldt)Regina Resnik (Madame Armfeldt)Beverly Lambert (Anne Egerman)Maureen Moore (Countess Malcolm)Susan Terry (Petra)Danielle Ferland (Frederika Armfeldt)George Lee Andrews (Fredrik Egerman)Kevin Anderson (Henrik Egerman)Michael Maguire (Count Malcolm)