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Richard Wilbur

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Lyricist 1921–2017

Richard Purdy Wilbur (March 1, 1921 – October 14, 2017) was an American poet and literary translator, and one of the foremost poets of the World War II generation. Wilbur's work, often employing rhyme, and composed primarily in traditional forms, was marked by its wit, charm, and gentlemanly elegance. He was acclaimed in his youth as the heir to Robert Frost, translated the verse dramas of Moliere, Corneille, and Racine into rhymed English, collaborated with Leonard Bernstein as the lyricist for the opera Candide, and in his old age acted, particularly through his role in the annual West Chester University Poetry Conference, as a mentor to the younger poets of the New Formalist movement. He…

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Candide

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  • Candide (1954–6; book: Lillian Hellman; lyrics: Richard Wilbur, John LaTouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman and Leonard Bernstein) (i) n104, (ii) , (iii) , (iv) , (v) , (vi) , (vii) , (viii) , (ix) , (x) , (xi) , (xii) , (xiii) , (xiv) , (xv) , (xvi) , (xvii) , (xviii) , (xix) , (xx) , (xxi) , (xxii) , (xxiii) n77, (xxiv) , (xxv) , (xx…ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
  • Lyrics : Richard Wilbur (additional lyrics by John LaTouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, and Leonard Bernstein)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • John LaTouche was to have been the lyricist for all the musical’s songs, but his untimely death necessitated the contributions of a number of lyricists, principally Richard Wilbur. According to the published script, the following is a break-down of who-wrote-what: Richard Wilbur (“Oh, Happy We,” “It Must Be So,” “It Must Be Me,” “Glitter…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • On the positive side and in addition to the glory of Bernstein's score and the glowing lyrics by Richard Wilbur, John Latouche, and Dorothy Parker, it must be said at the outset that Candide is an illustrious failure. The imperfections of Lillian Hellman's libretto are nevertheless not without quality. Unhappily what is important for the…ebooks/Engel, Lehman/Words with Music_ Creating the Broadway Musical Libretto - Lehman Engel.txt
  • Hellman, Bernstein, and lyricist Richard Wilbur did some work for a West End production in 1959, but Londoners took to Candide even less. It lasted sixty performances.ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • wonderful. Much of its brilliance is due to Hugh Wheeler's adaptation, Leonard Bernstein's score and the lyrics of Richard Wilbur, but what makes it all the more delightful is Harold Prince's imaginative direction which, among other things, has torn the playhouse apart and transformed it into an intimate gathering place where you are part…ebooks/Ilson, Carol/Harold Prince_ A Director's Journey - Carol Ilson.txt

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