John Latouche
John Treville Latouche (born November 13, 1914 in Baltimore / Maryland , † August 7, 1956 in Calais / Vermont ) was an American librettist and writer.
Latouche attended Riverdale Country School in New York for a year and studied at Columbia University for two years . In 1937 he had his first success as the author of the Broadway revue Needles and Pins . Sing for Your Supper premiered in 1939 . For this musical, Latouche wrote the Ballad for Uncle Sam . This became famous in the setting by Earl Robinson under the title Ballad for Americans and used in the 1942 film Born to Sing .
Latouche's greatest success was the musical Cabin in the Sky , which was performed on Broadway in 1940 . The composition was by Vernon Duke , the choreography by George Balanchine , and Ethel Waters sang the famous title Taking a Chance on Love . MGM filmed the musical under the direction of Vincente Minnelli .
After the operettas Rhapsody (music by Robert Russell Bennett based on Fritz Kreisler ) and Polonaise (music by Bronisław Kaper based on Frédéric Chopin ), Beggar's Holiday was created in 1946 , an adaptation of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera .
In 1956 the opera The Ballad of Baby Doe was commissioned by the Koussevitsky Foundation , for which Roger Moore composed the music. At the same time he was working with Richard Wilbur and Dorothy Parker on poems for Lillian Hellman's adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's Candide . During this work he died on August 7, 1956 at the age of forty-one of a heart attack.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Latouche, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Latouche, John Treville (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th August 1956 |
| Place of death | Calais (Vermont) |