Dearest Enemy

Dearest Enemy

The composer perhaps most influenced by Victor Herbert and Jerome Kern was Richard Rodgers (1902-1979), who acknowledged his affection for Kern's shows with Bolton and Wodehouse. His score for Dearest Enemy, his first Broadway success, is clearly influenced by Kern's graceful way with a good melody. Dearest Enemy, written with lyricist Lorenz Hart (1895 1943) and book writer Herbert Fields (1897-1958) opened on September 18, 1925. It displays the young composer's synthesis of Victor Herbert, Rudolf Friml, Sigmund Romberg and other writers of the day. Rodgers' work with Lorenz Hart covered a wide range, from the sophisticated innocence of Babes in Arms (1937) to adaptations of Mark Twain, Shakespeare and the sleazy showbiz world of John O'Hara's Pal Joey (1940). Dearest Enemy is a romantic score by the composer who would write Carousel twenty years later and shows how the third generation of composers for Broadway helped to make the transition from operetta to musical theater.
Country USA
Brand New World
Manufacturer New World Records
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2013-10-08
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 093228074922
EANs 0093228074922

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