Books by Tim (David G. Frey Distinguished Professor of Music Carter

In this new and fully revised edition of Oklahoma! The Making of an American Musical, author Tim Carter brings newly uncovered sources, including correspondence and rehearsal scripts from the Rouben Mamoulian Papers, to bear in telling the story of the making of Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved musical.

Carousel (1945) was Rodgers and Hammerstein's second collaboration following their hugely successful Oklahoma! (1943). Based on Ferenc Molnar's play, Liliom (1909), it took Broadway musical theater in far darker directions given its subject and extensive music. Here we discover how it came about, and what it was trying to achieve.

Opera has long fascinated creative artists and audiences alike. It is often regarded as the pinnacle of high art, yet it is also shrouded in mystique. Understanding Italian Opera unravels its many layers by looking closely at five of the most enduring and emblematic Italian operas from Monteverdi to Puccini.