Richard Rodgers


Richard Rodgers
Nationality: American
Born: 1902-1979
Education/Training:
Columbia University

Best Known For:
His collaboration with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II and the musicals they wrote together, which remain some of the most popular musicals today

Notable Compositions:
Oklahoma!; Carousel; South Pacific; The King and I; Cinderella; The Sound of Music

Curious Facts:
His daughter, Mary Rodgers, composed Once Upon A Mattress, and his grandson, Adam Guettel, composed The Light in the Piazza, for which he received the Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Orchestration

REPERTOIRE: Suite from Cinderella

Concert Details Date
LA Phil: Richard Rodgers Aug 25, 1989
LA Phil: Richard Rodgers Aug 26, 1989

REPERTOIRE: With a Song in My Heart

Concert Details Date
LA Phil: Richard Rodgers Aug 25, 1989
LA Phil: Richard Rodgers Aug 26, 1989

REPERTOIRE: Falling in Love With Love

Concert Details Date
LA Phil: Richard Rodgers Aug 25, 1989
LA Phil: Richard Rodgers Aug 26, 1989

REPERTOIRE: June Is Bustin' Out All Over

Concert Details Date
Roger Wagner on Broadway! Feb 8, 1986
Roger Wagner on Broadway! Feb 8, 1986
Roger Wagner on Broadway! Feb 8, 1986
A Song For All Seasons Apr 12, 1975

REPERTOIRE: There is Nothing Like A Dame

Concert Details Date
Roger Wagner on Broadway! Feb 8, 1986
Roger Wagner on Broadway! Feb 8, 1986
Roger Wagner on Broadway! Feb 8, 1986

REPERTOIRE: Do-Re-Mi

REPERTOIRE: Oklahoma!

REPERTOIRE: My Romance

Concert Details Date
Golden Age of Choral Music Mar 24, 2001
Valentine's Concert Feb 4, 2000
Songs of Love Feb 13, 2000

REPERTOIRE: There's Nothing Like a Dame

Concert Details Date
1973 Presidential Inaugural Concert Jan 19, 1973

REPERTOIRE: Excerpts