Victor Baravalle
Victor Baravalle (1885–1939) was an Italian-born composer, music director, and conductor, best known for his work on both the stage and film productions of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II musical Show Boat. Baravalle worked as musical director and conductor for several Broadway musicals, including as conductor for the Greenwich Village Follies in 1921. He conducted the Broadway premiere production of Show Boat in 1927, as well as for the original stage productions of nine other Jerome Kern shows, among them The Cat and the Fiddle, Music in the Air, and Roberta.
Victor Baravalle
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- 1885 · Italy.
- Died
- 1939
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- composer
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Victor Baravalle (1885–1939) was an Italian-born composer, music director, and conductor, best known for his work on both the stage and film productions of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II musical Show Boat. Baravalle worked as musical director and conductor for several Broadway musicals, including as conductor for the Greenwich Village Follies in 1921. He conducted the Broadway premiere production of Show Boat in 1927, as well as for the original stage productions of nine other Jerome Kern shows, among them The Cat and the Fiddle, Music in the Air, and Roberta.
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Born at Italy in 1885, died in 1939.
Victor Baravalle (1885–1939) was an Italian composer.
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- 1.VICTOR BARAVALLE, MUSICAL DIRECTOR; Had Conducted for Dillingham and Ziegfeld--Also the Movies. The New York Times. 21. 1939-03-13. 0362-4331.
- 2."G. V. FOLLIES". The Billboard. 30. 3 September 1921.
- 3.Music: Bledsoe to Present Unusual Concert Program. The New York Amsterdam News. 9. 16 January 1929.
- 4.Swigart, Bill. Along the Coast. Variety. 66. 12 February 1930.
- 5.Max Steiner Heads RKO Music Department. The Hollywood Reporter. 5. 27 October 1930.
- 6.BARAVELLE INSTALLED AS METRO MUSIC HEAD. Variety. 55. 29 January 1935.
- 7.1939 Oscar Ceremonies. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
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