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Cochise, Apache warrior and statesman / by Wyatt, Edgar,librettist.(CARDINAL)842782;
Bibliography: pages 191-192.
Subjects: Biographies.; Cochise, Apache chief, 1805?-1874.;

Geronimo : the last Apache war chief / by Wyatt, Edgar,librettist.(CARDINAL)842782;
Subjects: Geronimo, 1829-1909.; Apache Indians;

Irving Berlin's White Christmas : the musical / by Berlin, Irving,1888-1989.cmplyr(CARDINAL)126936; Ives, David.lbt(CARDINAL)523439; Blake, Paul(Librettist)lbt; Barzee, Anastasia.prf; James, Brian D'Arcy.prf; Denman, Jeffry.prf; Morrow, Karen.prf; Patterson, Meredith.prf; Berman, Rob.cnd;
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake.Anastasia Barzee, Brian d'Arcy James, Jeffry Denman, Karen Morrow, Meredith Patterson, vocals ; with supporting performers and orchestra ; Rob Berman, conductor.Recorded June and July 2006, at Sear Sound, New York City, and Air Studios, London.
Subjects: Musicals.; Christmas music.; Songs.;

The librettist of Venice : the remarkable life of Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart's poet, Casanova's friend, and Italian opera's impresario in America / by Bolt, Rodney.(CARDINAL)367765;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-411) and index.Venice: An Abbé Errant -- Vienna: That True Phoenix -- London: Pigmies on Parnassus -- America: Mozart's Grocer."Born into an Italian Jewish family in 1749, Lorenzo Da Ponte would go on to become a Catholic, priest, a poet, a passionate lover of many women, a scandalous Enlightenment thinker banned from teaching in Venice, the librettist for three of Mozart's most sublime and controversial operas, a collaborator with Salieri, a friend of Casanova, and a favorite of Emperor Joseph II. He lived through the era of the Revolutionary War, the French Revolution, and the conquests and defeat of Napoleon though he himself was no revolutionary, delighting in the company of the upper classes right up to the point where their intrigues turned against him. After reaching the heights of artistic success and the depths of financial ruin in some of Europe's greatest cities, he emigrated in 1805 to America, where he survived stints as a grocer and bookstore proprietor to help establish New York City's first opera house and to become, at age seventy six, the first professor of Italian at Columbia University. Brilliantly written and meticulously researched, The Librettist of Venice is a vivid account of Da Ponte's passionate, picaresque life. Rodney Bolt takes readers from Old World courts and the back streets of Venice, Vienna, and London to a New World full of promise, on the trail of a man who seemed to rise phoenixlike from each new defeat. Two hundred and fifty years after Mozart's birth, the life and legacy of his librettist Da Ponte remain as astonishing as ever"--Jacket.
Subjects: Biographies.; Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.; Casanova, Giacomo, 1725-1798; Librettists; Impresarios; Librettistes;

Lullaby of Broadway / by McGuire, Patricia Dubin,1922-(CARDINAL)172541;
Subjects: Biographies.; Dubin, Al.; Librettists;

American musicals, 1927-1949 : the complete books & lyrics of eight Broadway classics / by Maslon, Laurence,editor.(CARDINAL)362713; Hart, Lorenz,1895-1943,lyricist.(CARDINAL)160871; Comden, Betty,librettist.(CARDINAL)736590; Green, Adolph,librettist.(CARDINAL)736589; Harburg, E. Y.(Edgar Yipsel),1896-1981,librettist.(CARDINAL)186273; Rodgers, Richard,1902-1979.Pal Joey.(CARDINAL)554669; Bernstein, Leonard,1918-1990.On the town.(CARDINAL)432229; Hammerstein, Oscar,II,1895-1960.Show boat.(CARDINAL)335034; Hammerstein, Oscar,II,1895-1960.Oklahoma!(CARDINAL)335033; Berlin, Irving,1888-1989.As thousands cheer.(CARDINAL)477982; Lane, Burton,1912-1997.Finian's rainbow.(CARDINAL)665087; Porter, Cole,1891-1964.Kiss me, Kate.(CARDINAL)532746; Hammerstein, Oscar,II,1895-1960.South Pacific.(CARDINAL)335031;
Introduction -- Show boat / book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern -- As thousands cheer / lyrics and music by Irving Berlin, sketches by Moss Hart -- Pal Joey / book by John O'Hara, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart -- Oklahoma! / music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II -- On the town / book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Leonard Bernstein -- Finian's rainbow / book by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics and music by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Burton Lane -- Kiss me, Kate / music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Samuel and Bella Spewack -- South Pacific / music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan -- Additional lyrics -- Biographical notes -- Broadway production notes -- Note on the texts -- Notes -- Sources and acknowledgments."An unprecedented collection of eight masterworks that defined the American musical"--Back cover.
Subjects: Musicals.; Librettos.; Musicals; Musicals;

Lazarus : a musical / by Bowie, David,composer,librettist.(CARDINAL)340358; Walsh, Enda,author.(CARDINAL)348700; Libretto based on (work):Tevis, Walter S.Man who fell to earth.(CARDINAL)348701;
One of the last works completed by beloved rock icon David Bowie before his death in early 2016, the otherworldy musical Lazarus is a poignant homage to his legacy. Inspired by the 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, Lazarus weaves a thrilling rock opera from new compositions by Bowie as well as many of his classic songs.
Subjects: Musicals.; Librettos.; Musicals;

Into the woods / by Sondheim, Stephen,composer,lyricist.(CARDINAL)143884; Lapine, James,librettist.(CARDINAL)523775;
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Subjects: Librettos.; Musicals.; Musicals;

Evita / by Lloyd Webber, Andrew,1948-(CARDINAL)161941; Rice, Tim,1944-librettist.(CARDINAL)521199;
On this night of a thousand stars -- Eva, beware of the city -- Buenos Aires -- I'd be surprisingly good for you -- Another suitcase in another hall -- Don't cry for me Argentina -- High flying, adored -- Rainbow high -- And the money kept rolling in (and out) -- Waltz for Eva and Che -- She is a diamond.
Subjects: Drama.; Excerpts.; Librettos.; Musicals.; Notated music.; Songbooks.; Vocal scores.; Perón, Eva, 1919-1952; Musicals; Musicals;

Women writing musicals : the legacy that the history books left out / by Tepper, Jennifer Ashley,author.; Applause Theatre & Cinema Books (Firm),publisher.;
The 18th and 19th centuries : beginnings -- 1900s : revues, large teams, and multi-hyphenates -- 1910s : operettas and specialty material -- 1920s : vaudeville origins, one-show wonders, and pop hits -- 1930s : musicals of the Great Depression -- 1940s : hit tunesmiths with Broadway flops, writers with major careers in other fields, and the longest running team in Broadway history -- 1950s : comedians, radio personalities, and women at the piano -- 1960s : family musicals, musical families, and conceiver credits -- 1970s : protest musicals, female teams, and writers of color -- 1980s : jukebox musicals and a return to revues -- 1990s : Disney, blues music, and autobiographical work -- 2000s : tongue-in-cheek comedy, jukebox phenomenons, and new media -- 2010s : celebrities, playwrights, and crossover artists."From the composers who pounded the pavement selling their music in Tin Pan Alley at the turn of the twentieth century; to the lyricists who broke new ground writing shows during the Great Depression; to the book writers who penned protest musicals fighting for social justice during the 1970s; to those who are revitalizing the landscape of American theatre today, 'Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That the History Books Left Out' is the first-ever book to tell the story of over 300 inspiring women who wrote Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals. Author Jennifer Ashley Tepper offers here the definitive book on this topic, covering prolific and celebrated Broadway writers like Betty Comden and Jeanine Tesori, women who have written musicals but gained fame elsewhere like Dolly Parton and Sara Bareilles, and dramatists you've never heard of--but definitely should have. Among the gems shared here are the stories of Clara Driscoll, who saved the Alamo and also wrote a Broadway musical; Micki Grant, whose mega-hit musical about the Black experience made her the first woman to write book, music, and lyrics for a Broadway show; María Grever, who made her Broadway debut at age 56 and who was the first Mexican female composer to achieve international success; and the first all-female writing team for a Broadway musical, in 1922: Annelu Burns, Anna Wynne O'Ryan, Madelyn Sheppard, and Helen S. Woodruff. This treasure trove of tales about women who wrote musicals will make you look at theatre in a whole new way."--
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Interviews.; Women composers; Composers; Women lyricists; Lyricists; Women librettists; Librettists; Musicals;

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