Hammerstein II

British  

/ ˈhæməˌstaɪn /

noun

1. Oscar. 1895–1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)

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Example Sentences

He reteamed with Dandridge for Otto Preminger’s film adaptation of the Oscar Hammerstein II musical “Carmen Jones,” itself an interpretation of Bizet’s classic opera “Carmen,” modernized and reimagined for an all-Black cast.

From New York Times

He also caught the eye of the Hollywood producer and director Otto Preminger, who cast him in the 1954 movie version of “Carmen Jones,” an all-Black update of Bizet’s opera “Carmen” with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, which had been a hit on Broadway a decade earlier.

From New York Times

With the aid of Jonathan Tunick’s peerless orchestrations, the songwriter emulates his mentor here, Oscar Hammerstein II, by planting Broadway’s flag boldly in another culture.

From Washington Post

Salsini suspects Sondheim himself recorded one of the shows on an acetate recorder, noting that his mentor Oscar Hammerstein II had urged him to buy such a device.

From Seattle Times

Son of a prominent New York dress manufacturer father and a designer mother, Sondheim took refuge after his parents’ acrimonious divorce at the Bucks County, Penn., home of Oscar Hammerstein II. Hammerstein, who revolutionized the American musical with his writing partner Richard Rodgers, became both mentor and father figure to the young man who would eventually challenge the old guard with the less ingratiating brilliance of his Broadway musical scores.

From Los Angeles Times