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Kismet
Music Robert Wright and George Forrest (after Alexander Borodin)·Lyrics Robert Wright and George Forrest·Book Charles Lederer and Luther Davis
A musical set in a fairy-tale Baghdad over a single day, with a score adapted by Robert Wright and George Forrest from the music of Alexander Borodin. It follows a poet and beggar who talks his way into fortune while his daughter falls in love with the young Caliph.
Recordings
Kismet: A Musical Arabian Night (Original Broadway Cast Recording)1953
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Film adaptationKismet1955
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