Carousel Trivia, Week Three

Before joining with Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein wrote the book and lyrics for some other well-known composers EXCEPT for...? 

  • Jerome Kern

  • George Gershwin

  • Georges Bizet

  • Rudolf Friml

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The answer is George Gershwin.  Hammerstein wrote the lyrics for Jerome Kern’s Showboat and Rudolf Friml’s Rose Marie.  He also wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones, an adaptation of George Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen, which starred Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, and Pearl Bailey in the movie version.

Come hear our orchestra perform Carousel Saturday, February 11, 2023!