Dearest enemy /

Richard Rodgers had acknowledged his fondness for Jerome Kern's shows, and his first Broadway success is noticeably influenced by Kern's elegant way with a worthy melody. The musical was written with lyricist Lorenz Hart and book by writer Herbert Fields and opened on September 1925. It is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Orchestra of Ireland (Performer), Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors:	Fields, Herbert, 1897-1958 (Librettist), Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943 (Lyricist), Gerstenberger, Emil (arranger of music.), Sanford, Harold, 1879-1945 (arranger of music.), Moore, Larry, 1946- (arranger of music.), Beechey, Annalene (Singer), Criswell, Kim (Singer), Cleverton, James (Singer), O'Reilly, Philip (Singer), Cazalet, Hal (Singer), Corbett, Joe (Singer), Kelly, Rachel, 1987- (Singer), Molloy, John (Bass) (Singer), Rea, Stephen (Performer), Brophy, David (Conductor) (Conductor)
Format:	CD Audio
Language:	English
Published:	Brooklyn, NY : New World Records, [2013]
Series:	Foundations of the American musical theater.
Subjects:	Musicals. New York (N.Y.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Drama. American Revolution (1775-1783) United States. New York (State) > New York. 1775 - 1783 Drama. History.

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Summary:	Richard Rodgers had acknowledged his fondness for Jerome Kern's shows, and his first Broadway success is noticeably influenced by Kern's elegant way with a worthy melody. The musical was written with lyricist Lorenz Hart and book by writer Herbert Fields and opened on September 1925. It is a romantic score by the man who, twenty years later, would write Carousel.
Item Description:	Title from disc label. "An American musical comedy"--Container. Program notes by Larry Moore and Sean O'Donoghue, synopsis, biographical notes on the performers, selected bibliography, and libretto in English (67 pages : illustrations) inserted in container.
Physical Description:	2 audio discs (100 min., 44 sec.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:	01:40:44
Production Credits:	Book by Herbert Fields, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, [and] music by Richard Rodgers. Original orchestrations by Emil Gerstenberger and Harold Sanford. Reconstruction and additional orchestrations by Larry Moore.