Sigmund Romberg
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Sigmund Romberg was a Hungarian-born American composer. He is best known for his musicals and operettas, particularly The Student Prince, The Desert Song and The New Moon.
Romberg in 1949
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
Sigmund Romberg
…Zenda. His other works, My Maryland (1927), a successful romance; Rosalie (1928), together with George Gershwin; and May Wine (1935), with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, about a blackmail plot; and Up in Central Park (1945), are closer to the American musical in style. In 1948, he wrote a new score for "My Romance…
Hammerstein c. 1940
Hammerstein watching an audition at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, 1948
Hammerstein with his first wife, Myra Finn, photographed aboard a ship