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Marcus Samuel "Marc" 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

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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 (ur. 2 marca 1905 w Filadelfii, zm. 22 stycznia 1964 w Fort-de-France) – amerykański kompozytor i autor sztuk teatralnych. (pl)
  • Marc Blitzstein est un compositeur américain, né le 2 mars 1905 à Philadelphie, en Pennsylvanie (États-Unis), et décédé par homicide 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 (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 (en)
  • 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。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)
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