My local theater has a beautiful track record with these (Lawrence and Cleopatra were served up to perfection) so I'm looking forward to some theatrical bliss.
I thought I might have that one here, but I don't. I do have the 20th anniversary cast with Ian Richardson, and I have no memory of what that one sounds like.
I wonder. In the score, Higgins' music is written out in full melody just like everyone else's (at least the first couple of songs are, which I just checked because I wasn't sure), and there are no instructions regarding it one way or the other.
I've seen a few productions over the years...