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Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach (August 18, 1873 – January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist of nearly 50 musical comedies and operettas.
Otto Abels Harbach was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 18, 1873. The lyricist of such notable standards as “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”, “No, No, Nanette”, “The Desert Song” and “Indian Love Call”, did not begin writing songs until his mid thirties.
Otto Harbach. Lyricist and librettist for some 50 musicals born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Danish immigrant parents. He is considered to be one of the first great American lyricists and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
- August 18, 1873
- January 24, 1963
Jun 27, 2024 · That artist—who not only developed an innovative approach to musical theatre but also articulated a coherent theory of it—was Otto Harbach.
The Desert Song is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Berber fighters, against French colonial rule in Morocco. It was also inspired by stories of Lawrence of Arabia aiding native guerrillas.
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical comedy Roberta. The song was sung in the Broadway show by Tamara Drasin.
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An American lyricist and librettist, known best for his work on musical comedies. Otto Harbach was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 18, 1873. He collaborated with many of the greatest American musical writers of the early 20th century, including George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Oscar Hammerstein II. He was a charter member of ASCAP and ...
