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Carmen Jones
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Carmen Jones is a 1943 Broadway musical with music by Georges Bizet and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II which was performed at The Broadway Theatre. Conceptually, it is Bizet's opera Carmen up
1944 Original Cast Recording
1944 Original Cast Recording
Muriel Rahn (age 32) in the title role in the 1943 original Broadway production of Carmen Jones
Muriel Rahn (age 32) in the title role in the 1943 original Broadway production of Carmen Jones
An Erich Godal [de] cartoon for the New York newspaper PM summarizes key plot points and shows how the characters parallel those of Bizet's Carmen.
An Erich Godal [de] cartoon for the New York newspaper PM summarizes key plot points and shows how the characters parallel those of Bizet's Carmen.
Oscar Hammerstein II
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Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards
Carmen Jones
…Carmen Jones is a 1943 Broadway musical with music by Georges Bizet (orchestrated for Broadway by Robert Russell Bennett) and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II which was performed at The Broadway Theatre. Conceptually, it is Bizet's opera Carmen updated to a World War II-era, African-American setting. Bizet's…
Hammerstein c. 1940
Hammerstein c. 1940
Hammerstein watching an audition at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, 1948
Hammerstein watching an audition at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, 1948
Hammerstein with his first wife, Myra Finn, photographed aboard a ship
Hammerstein with his first wife, Myra Finn, photographed aboard a ship