"Oklahoma!" - Oklahoma

Japanese: 《オクラホマ!》 - おくらほま
"Oklahoma!" - Oklahoma

… However, it wasn't until the Second World War that American musicals produced many urbane and stylish works, and a major change occurred during this period. That is, Rogers stopped working with Hart, who was in poor health, and teamed up with Hammerstein, who had written the book and lyrics for Show Boat, to produce Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951), and The Sound of Music (1959). All of these works were set in the countryside or in foreign lands, and appealed more to the serious than the humorous, and sometimes even to sentimentality. …

From Rogers

…These songs included famous songs such as “My Funny Valentine.” In 1943, he formed a new partnership with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, and wrote timeless masterpieces such as “Oklahoma!” (1943), “South Pacific” (1949), and “The Sound of Music” (1959). [Toyo Nakamura]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oklahoma!" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… しかしアメリカのミュージカルが都会的でしゃれた作品を多く生んだのは,ほぼ第2次大戦中までで,この時期に大きな変化が起こる。すなわち,ロジャーズが健康のすぐれないハートと仕事をすることをやめ,《ショー・ボート》の台本と詞を担当したハマースタインと組み,《オクラホマ!》(1943)をはじめとして《回転木馬》(1945),《南太平洋》(1949),《王様と私》(1951),《サウンド・オブ・ミュージック》(1959)などを発表したのである。これらはいずれも田舎や異国を舞台にし,滑稽さよりもまじめさによって訴える,ときには感傷的にさえなる作品であった。…

【ロジャーズ】より

…その中には《マイ・ファニー・バレンタインMy Funny Valentine》などの名歌が含まれていた。43年には作詞家オスカー・ハマースタインと新コンビを組み,《オクラホマ!Oklahoma!》(1943),《南太平洋South Pacific》(1949),《サウンド・オブ・ミュージックThe Sound of Music》(1959)など不朽の名作を書いた。【中村 とうよう】。…

※「《オクラホマ!》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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