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Marcus Samuel Blitzstein (March 2, 1905 – January 22, 1964), was an American composer, lyricist, and librettist. He won national attention in 1937 when his pro-union musical The Cradle Will Rock, directed by Orson Welles, was shut down by the Works Progress Administration. He is known for The Cradle Will Rock and for his off-Broadway translation/adaptation of The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. His works also include the opera Regina, an adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play The Little Foxes; the Broadway musical Juno, based on Seán O'Casey's play Juno and the Paycock; and No for an Answer. He completed translation/adaptations of Brecht's and Weill's musical play Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and of Brecht's play Mother Courage and Her Children with music by Paul

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  • Marc Blitzstein (* 2. März 1905 in Philadelphia; † 22. Januar 1964 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) war ein US-amerikanischer Komponist, der antikapitalistische Gesellschaftskritik mit Charme und Komik verband. Am erfolgreichsten war er mit Musicals „für die Orson-Welles-Truppe“. Er trat auch mit Opern und einer englischen Fassung von Brecht/Weills Dreigroschenoper hervor. (de)
  • Marcus Samuel Blitzstein (March 2, 1905 – January 22, 1964), was an American composer, lyricist, and librettist. He won national attention in 1937 when his pro-union musical The Cradle Will Rock, directed by Orson Welles, was shut down by the Works Progress Administration. He is known for The Cradle Will Rock and for his off-Broadway translation/adaptation of The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. His works also include the opera Regina, an adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play The Little Foxes; the Broadway musical Juno, based on Seán O'Casey's play Juno and the Paycock; and No for an Answer. He completed translation/adaptations of Brecht's and Weill's musical play Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and of Brecht's play Mother Courage and Her Children with music by Paul Dessau. Blitzstein also composed music for films, such as Surf and Seaweed (1931) and The Spanish Earth (1937), and he contributed two songs to the original 1960 production of Hellman's play Toys in the Attic. (en)
  • Marc Blitzstein (2 de marzo de 1905, Filadelfia - 22 de enero de 1964, Fort-de-France, Martinica) fue un compositor, pianista y autor estadounidense. (es)
  • Marc Blitzstein est un compositeur américain, né le 2 mars 1905 à Philadelphie, en Pennsylvanie (États-Unis), et assassiné le 22 janvier 1964 à Fort-de-France, en Martinique (France). Il fut une des victimes du maccarthysme et inscrit sur la liste noire du cinéma. (fr)
  • Marcus Samuel "Marc" Blitzstein (Filadelfia, 2 marzo 1905 – Martinica, 22 gennaio 1964) è stato un compositore, paroliere e librettista statunitense. (it)
  • マーク・ブリッツスタイン(Marc Blitzstein、1905年3月2日 - 1964年1月22日)は、アメリカ合衆国の作曲家。本名はマーカス・サミュエル・ブリッツスタイン (Marcus Samuel Blitzstein)。オーソン・ウェルズが演出したミュージカル『ゆりかごは揺れる』の脚本・音楽で知られている。 (ja)
  • Marc Blitzstein (ur. 2 marca 1905 w Filadelfii, zm. 22 stycznia 1964 w Fort-de-France) – amerykański kompozytor i autor sztuk teatralnych. (pl)
  • Marc Blitzstein, född 2 mars 1905 i Philadelphia, död 22 januari 1964 i Fort-de-France, Martinique var en amerikansk tonsättare. Blitzstein var elev till , Nadia Boulangers och Arnold Schönberg. I sina verk fokuserade han på sociala orättvisor. På 1930-talet gifte han sig med författaren , men föredrog egentligen homosexuella relationer. I en bar på Martinique överfölls och rånades han i januari 1964 och avled av skadorna dagen efter. (sv)
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  • Marc Blitzstein (* 2. März 1905 in Philadelphia; † 22. Januar 1964 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) war ein US-amerikanischer Komponist, der antikapitalistische Gesellschaftskritik mit Charme und Komik verband. Am erfolgreichsten war er mit Musicals „für die Orson-Welles-Truppe“. Er trat auch mit Opern und einer englischen Fassung von Brecht/Weills Dreigroschenoper hervor. (de)
  • Marc Blitzstein (2 de marzo de 1905, Filadelfia - 22 de enero de 1964, Fort-de-France, Martinica) fue un compositor, pianista y autor estadounidense. (es)
  • Marc Blitzstein est un compositeur américain, né le 2 mars 1905 à Philadelphie, en Pennsylvanie (États-Unis), et assassiné le 22 janvier 1964 à Fort-de-France, en Martinique (France). Il fut une des victimes du maccarthysme et inscrit sur la liste noire du cinéma. (fr)
  • Marcus Samuel "Marc" Blitzstein (Filadelfia, 2 marzo 1905 – Martinica, 22 gennaio 1964) è stato un compositore, paroliere e librettista statunitense. (it)
  • マーク・ブリッツスタイン(Marc Blitzstein、1905年3月2日 - 1964年1月22日)は、アメリカ合衆国の作曲家。本名はマーカス・サミュエル・ブリッツスタイン (Marcus Samuel Blitzstein)。オーソン・ウェルズが演出したミュージカル『ゆりかごは揺れる』の脚本・音楽で知られている。 (ja)
  • Marc Blitzstein (ur. 2 marca 1905 w Filadelfii, zm. 22 stycznia 1964 w Fort-de-France) – amerykański kompozytor i autor sztuk teatralnych. (pl)
  • Marc Blitzstein, född 2 mars 1905 i Philadelphia, död 22 januari 1964 i Fort-de-France, Martinique var en amerikansk tonsättare. Blitzstein var elev till , Nadia Boulangers och Arnold Schönberg. I sina verk fokuserade han på sociala orättvisor. På 1930-talet gifte han sig med författaren , men föredrog egentligen homosexuella relationer. I en bar på Martinique överfölls och rånades han i januari 1964 och avled av skadorna dagen efter. (sv)
  • Marcus Samuel Blitzstein (March 2, 1905 – January 22, 1964), was an American composer, lyricist, and librettist. He won national attention in 1937 when his pro-union musical The Cradle Will Rock, directed by Orson Welles, was shut down by the Works Progress Administration. He is known for The Cradle Will Rock and for his off-Broadway translation/adaptation of The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. His works also include the opera Regina, an adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play The Little Foxes; the Broadway musical Juno, based on Seán O'Casey's play Juno and the Paycock; and No for an Answer. He completed translation/adaptations of Brecht's and Weill's musical play Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and of Brecht's play Mother Courage and Her Children with music by Paul (en)
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