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The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/August 14, 2016 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:55, 30 July 2016 (UTC)



The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman is the 22nd album by American rock group Sparks, released in August 2009. The duo's first work in the radio musical or pop opera genre, the album is built around an imaginary visit to Hollywood by Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman in the mid-1950s. Its storyline focuses on the divides between European and American culture, between art and commerce. Unlike other Sparks albums, the work is conceived as a single piece, to be listened to as a whole, rather than a collection of stand-alone songs. The work was commissioned by Sveriges Radio Radioteatern, the radio drama department of Sweden's national radio broadcaster. First released in the Swedish broadcast version in August 2009, with an English-language version following in November 2009, it features a cast of Swedish and American actors and a variety of musical styles ranging from opera to vaudeville and pop. The album's recording was a collaborative effort – while the music and English vocals were recorded by Sparks in the United States, the album's Swedish vocals were recorded by Sveriges Radio in Stockholm, and then sent to the Maels via an FTP server.
 * Most recent similar article(s): 7 July
 * Main editors: Jayen466
 * Promoted: 2010
 * Reasons for nomination: date of release
 * Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:33, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Support prefer this slightly as different genre of music to other request in nonspecific section Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:12, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Support with thanks to Gerda for remembering the release date. --Andreas JN 466 10:32, 9 July 2016 (UTC)