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Oscar Hammerstein I (8 May 1846 – 1 August 1919) was a German-born businessman, theater impresario, and composer in New York City. His passion for opera led him to open several opera houses, and he rekindled opera's popularity in America.
The company began operations in 1906 at the Manhattan Opera House on 34th Street in New York City.Hammerstein built the house with the initial intent of making it a home for performances solely of opera in English; before construction was completed, however, he chose to shift the company's focus, deciding instead to present great operas in their original languages.
Oscar Hammerstein may refer to: Oscar Hammerstein I (1846–1919), cigar manufacturer, opera impresario and theatre builder; Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), Broadway lyricist, songwriting partner of Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein (lawyer) (born 1954), Dutch lawyer
Santa Maria is an operetta, or 'comic opera', in three acts with music and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein I. It opened at Hammerstein's Olympia Theatre in New York City on September 14, 1896. [1] After closing on December 19, 1896, it went on tour, starting at the Alvin Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 21, 1896. [2]
Unlike Hammerstein’s first roof garden theatre, which crowned his failed Olympia Theatre, the Paradise Roof Garden was able to rise to prominence and contend with its rivals for the better parts of two decades. [1] For New York City theatre-goers, the name Hammerstein’s grew to encompass both the Victoria and its roof garden. [2]
Harlem Opera House was an opera house located at 211 West 125th Street, in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Designed by architect John B. McElfatrick, it was built in 1889 by Oscar Hammerstein; it was his first theater in the city.
Coat of arms of Barons von Hammerstein. Hammerstein is the name of an ancient German noble family originated from Burg Hammerstein in Rhineland-Palatinate. Members of the family held the title of Baron. Three lines of the family existed: Hammerstein-Equord, Hammerstein-Gesmold and Hammerstein-Loxten. Hammerstein is also a German surname.
In 1907, Oscar Hammerstein I hired architect William H. McElfatrick of the firm J.B. McElfatrick & Son to design a new opera house for the city of Philadelphia. The plans were approved and in 1908 the Philadelphia Opera House was built over the course of just a few months at 858 North Broad Street.