Classics For Kids

Giacomo Puccini 4: Classical Music that Turned into Musical Theater

09.25.2021 - By Naomi LewinPlay

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Jonathan Larson, the composer of the musical "Rent," used the same plot for this musical as Puccini did for La Boheme. Other composers also used classical music when they wrote their Broadway hits. "Kismet" is adapted from compositions by Russian composer Alexander Borodin and "The Song of Norway" uses tunes by Edvard Grieg to tell the story of Grieg's life.

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