
Abbott, George (1887–1995) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical
(1887–1995).
Stage and film director, writer, and producer. One of Broadway's most successful and durable directors, his

Adler, Richard Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical
Stage songwriting team. A short-lived but potent collaboration, they were unusual in that both wrote music and lyrics. Adler (

Adriana Lecouvreur Quick reference
The Grove Book of Operas (2 ed.)
Opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to a libretto by Arturo Colautti after Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé's play

Ain't Misbehavin' Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical
(Longacre Theatre 1978). Arguably the finest musical revue seen on Broadway since the last holdouts of the genre in

Albert Herring Quick reference
The Grove Book of Operas (2 ed.)
Comic opera in three acts, op.39, by Benjamin Britten to a libretto by Eric Crozier, after Guy de Maupassant's

Alceste (ii) Quick reference
The Grove Book of Operas (2 ed.)
Italian version: Tragedia in three acts by Christoph Willibald Gluck to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi after Euripides; Vienna,

Alexander's Ragtime Band Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical
(Fox 1938). The first of a handful of nostalgic films utilizing the vast Irving Berlin song catalog, this musical

Allin, Norman (19 Nov 1884) Reference library
The Grove Book of Opera Singers (2 ed.)
(b Ashton-under-Lyne, 19 Nov 1884; d Hereford, 27 Oct 1973).
English bass. He studied

Amahl and the Night Visitors Quick reference
The Grove Book of Operas (2 ed.)
Opera for television in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti to his own libretto; NBC, New York, 24 December 1951

American in Paris, An Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical
(MGM 1951). Perhaps the most arty of all MGM musicals, and not just because it is about artists, the