Marcus Samuel Blitzstein (March 2, 1905 – January 22, 1964), was an American composer, lyricist, and librettist. He won national attention in 1937 when... 15 KB (1,518 words) - 23:52, 28 January 2024 |
The Cradle Will Rock (category Operas by Marc Blitzstein) The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 play in music by Marc Blitzstein. Originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project, it was directed by Orson Welles and... 50 KB (5,501 words) - 01:00, 28 March 2024 |
Mack the Knife (category Songs with lyrics by Marc Blitzstein) days. The best-known English translation of the song comes from the Marc Blitzstein's 1954 version of The Threepenny Opera, which played Off-Broadway for... 34 KB (3,360 words) - 03:49, 29 March 2024 |
and racketeer Marc Blitzstein (1905–1964), American composer, lyricist, and librettist This page lists people with the surname Blitzstein. If an internal... 354 bytes (73 words) - 08:00, 12 September 2022 |
Regina is an opera by Marc Blitzstein, to his own libretto based on the play The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman. It was completed in 1948 and premiered... 13 KB (1,188 words) - 05:18, 13 September 2022 |
surrounded the development of the 1937 musical The Cradle Will Rock by Marc Blitzstein; it adapts history to create an account of the original production... 12 KB (1,312 words) - 23:21, 21 February 2024 |
Pirate Jenny (category Songs with lyrics by Marc Blitzstein) Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. The English lyrics are by Marc Blitzstein. It is one of the best known songs in the opera, after "Mack the Knife"... 7 KB (803 words) - 03:56, 3 March 2024 |
into the physical shape the part required. Azaria played composer Marc Blitzstein in Tim Robbins' film Cradle Will Rock in 1999. Paul Clinton wrote that... 103 KB (9,160 words) - 22:16, 23 March 2024 |
where it ran for 182 performances. Incidental music was composed by Marc Blitzstein, the scenic and lighting design were by Jo Mielziner, and the costume... 4 KB (472 words) - 21:25, 8 January 2024 |
production included "French Lessons in Songs" and "Bernier Day" by Marc Blitzstein. In his review in the New York Herald Tribune, Walter Kerr said the... 6 KB (656 words) - 18:00, 4 March 2024 |
folk tune" while studying at the Curtis Institute of Music. In 1928, Marc Blitzstein orchestrated "Variations sur 'Au Claire de la Lune'." In 1955, Swiss... 14 KB (1,438 words) - 09:43, 10 March 2024 |
and the Bronx Opera. He edited The Marc Blitzstein Songbook (3v., Boosey & Hawkes 1999–2003), authored Marc Blitzstein: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood/Praeger... 12 KB (1,559 words) - 04:17, 6 January 2024 |
Sheldon Harnick Harnick The Cradle Will Rock 1938 Broadway Marc Blitzstein Blitzstein Blitzstein Cranks 1956 Broadway revue John Addison John Cranko — Crazy... 268 KB (1,733 words) - 18:47, 27 March 2024 |
Tales of Malamud is the name of two, one-act operas by Marc Blitzstein based on two stories by American writer Bernard Malamud. Namely, “Idiots First”... 4 KB (536 words) - 20:06, 14 December 2023 |
I've Got the Tune (category Operas by Marc Blitzstein) I've Got the Tune is an American radio opera with words and music by Marc Blitzstein. Dedicated to Orson Welles, it was commissioned by CBS Radio for its... 15 KB (1,836 words) - 19:19, 25 February 2023 |
diplomat Marc Blitzstein, American composer Marc Bloch (1886–1944), French historian Marc Blondin, French Canadian professional wrestling commentator Marc Blucas... 10 KB (1,212 words) - 22:57, 23 March 2024 |
The Airborne Symphony (category Compositions by Marc Blitzstein) (also known as Symphony: The Airborne) is a work by American composer Marc Blitzstein for narrator, vocal soloists, male chorus, and large orchestra that... 6 KB (740 words) - 16:08, 27 March 2024 |
a musical adaptation of Juno and the Paycock by American composer Marc Blitzstein. The musical, retitled Juno, was a commercial failure, closing after... 28 KB (3,421 words) - 20:10, 25 January 2024 |
Lumet, John Randolph, Joseph Bromberg, Michael Gordon, Paul Green, Marc Blitzstein, Paul Strand, Anna Sokolow, Lee J. Cobb, Roman Bohnen, Jay Adler, Luther... 16 KB (1,309 words) - 14:42, 24 December 2023 |
Marc Blitzstein wrote his Piano Concerto for piano and orchestra in 1931 when he was 25 years old. The concerto was not performed in public during the... 3 KB (286 words) - 14:21, 24 August 2023 |
Sacco and Vanzetti is a 2001 opera by Marc Blitzstein and Leonard Lehrman. In 1959, composer Marc Blitzstein began work on what he expected to be his magnum... 3 KB (225 words) - 02:21, 30 August 2022 |