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Robert Rounseville (1914-1974) was an American tenor, who appeared in opera, operetta, and Broadway musicals. He also appeared in two films. He is perhaps best known to opera buffs for starring in the role of E.T.A. Hoffmann in the Emeric Pressburger-Michael Powell 1951 version of Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann (film), the first attempt to cinematically film an opera in Technicolor (as opposed to filming a performance on stage) and release it as a major theatrical motion picture. That same year, he was also the first Tom Rakewell, in the world premiere of Igor Stravinsky's opera The Rake's Progress, onstage at La Fenice. He was fortunate to have as his co-stars Elizabeth Schwarzkopf and Jennie Tourel. In music, a tenor is a male singer with a high vocal range. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ... Operetta (literally, little opera) is a performance art-form similar to opera, though it generally deals with less serious topics. ... Broadway may refer to: Broadway theatre, theatrical productions produced in one of thirty-nine professional New York theatres The Broadway Theatre, a theatre located on Broadway in Manhattan A street: Broadway (Manhattan) Broadway (Los Angeles) Broadway Street (Chicago) Broadway (Seattle) Broadway, New South Wales, Australia Broadway Market, London Broadway (Vancouver... The art of singing and dancing in a prepared fictional play has been a time-honored tradition ranging to the early days of civilization. ... ETA Hoffman Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (January 24, 1776 - June 25, 1822), was a German romantic and fantasy author and composer. ... Emeric Pressburger in Paris. ... There have been several well-known people named Michael Powell, including: Michael Latham Powell, a British film director Michael K. Powell, current chair of the Federal Communications Commission Michael Powell, owner of a well-known bookstore Michael Powell, a professional lacrosse player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Jacques Offenbach Jacques Offenbach (20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880), composer and cellist, was one of the originators of the operetta form, a precursor of the modern musical comedy. ... This article is about the film. ... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский, Igor Fëdorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian composer best known for three compositions from his earlier, Russian period: LOiseau de feu (The Firebird) (1910), Petrushka (1911), and Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) (1913). ... The Rakes Progress is an English opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. ... Teatro La Fenice (the phoenix) is an opera house in Venice, Italy. ... Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf DBE (December 9, 1915 – August 3, 2006) was a German opera singer (who later took British citizenship). ...

In 1956, Rounseville played both his best remembered screen role and one of his most memorable stage roles. In the film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel (musical), he portrayed the snobbish fisherman Mr. Snow. And in December of that year, he opened on Broadway in the original production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide (musical), playing the title role. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American songwriting duo consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960). ... Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ... Broadway may refer to: Broadway theatre, theatrical productions produced in one of thirty-nine professional New York theatres The Broadway Theatre, a theatre located on Broadway in Manhattan A street: Broadway (Manhattan) Broadway (Los Angeles) Broadway Street (Chicago) Broadway (Seattle) Broadway, New South Wales, Australia Broadway Market, London Broadway (Vancouver... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (pronounced Bern-styne)[1] (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, pianist and conductor. ... Candide is a comic operetta by Leonard Bernstein, based on the novella of the same name by Voltaire. ...

In 1960, he appeared in the role of Nanki-Poo in a Bell Telephone Hour television abridgement of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Mikado, starring Groucho Marx as Ko-Ko, the executioner. He was also an occasional guest star on the musical series Voice of Firestone. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The Bell Telephone Hour was a musical show which aired on NBC from 1959 to 1968. ... W. S. Gilbert Sir Arthur Sullivan Librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) collaborated on a series of fourteen comic operas in Victorian England between 1871 and 1896. ... The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. ... Julius Henry Marx, known as Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), was an American comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own. ... The Voice of Firestone was a weekly broadcast of the best in classical music, as performed by the nations most popular composers. ...

Rounseville also made a few studio cast recordings of Broadway shows. Among them was a 1952 mono LP - the most complete one made up to that time - of Sigmund Romberg's operetta The Student Prince, in which he starred with Dorothy Kirsten. It went out of print for a very long while, but has since been reissued on CD. Look up mono, mono- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... LP or lp may stand for: Look up LP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sigmund Romberg (July 29, 1887 – November 9, 1951) was an American composer best known for his operettas. ... The Student Prince is an operetta written by Sigmund Romberg (music) and Dorothy Donnelly (books and lyrics). ... Dorothy Kirsten The American soprano Dorothy Kirsten (July 6, 1910–November 18, 1992) was a well-known opera singer whose stage career spanned from the late 1930s to the mid-1970s. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit ÄŒeské Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

Most frequently, Rounseville appeared in modest revivals of operettas and musicals at the New York City Center, in shows such as Brigadoon (as Charlie Dalrymple) and Show Boat (as Gaylord Ravenal). But in 1965, he returned in a major Broadway production, when he appeared as the priest in the original stage version of Man of La Mancha. New York City Center Logo New York City Center is a 2,750-seat performing arts venue located on West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Manhattan, New York City. ... DVD cover Brigadoon is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, first produced in 1947. ... Show Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (with the notable exception of Bill, which was originally written for Kern in 1918 by P. G. Wodehouse but reworked by Hammerstein for Show Boat). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Man of La Mancha is a 1965 Broadway musical in one act which tells the story of the classic novel Don Quixote as a play within a play, performed by Miguel de Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition. ...

Rounseville died quite suddenly only nine years later. Theatre World reported that he collapsed from a heart attack while teaching a singing class.

External links

Amazon web page for original cast album of The Rake's Progress [[1]]
A cast recording or original cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience. ... The Rakes Progress is an English opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. ...

Amazon web page for 1956 original cast album of Candide (musical) [[2]]
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Candide is a comic operetta by Leonard Bernstein, based on the novella of the same name by Voltaire. ...

Amazon web page for original cast album of Man of La Mancha [[3]]
Man of La Mancha is a 1965 Broadway musical in one act which tells the story of the classic novel Don Quixote as a play within a play, performed by Miguel de Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition. ...

Amazon web page for motion picture soundtrack album of Carousel (musical) [[4]] A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music from a particular feature film. ... Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ...