Carousel

1945 musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics)
MusicRecording dramatico_musical_work Q1044703
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Carousel

Summary

Carousel is a dramatico-musical work[1]. Carousel ranks in the top 3% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,115 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carousel received the Grammy Hall of Fame[3].
  • Carousel's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work[4].
  • Carousel's composer is recorded as Richard Rodgers[5].
  • Carousel's librettist is recorded as Oscar Hammerstein II[6].
  • Carousel's based on is recorded as Liliom[7].
  • Among the performers on Carousel was John Raitt[8].
  • Carousel was performed by Jan Clayton[9].
  • Carousel's Commons category is recorded as Carousel (musical)[10].
  • Carousel's soundtrack release is recorded as Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel[11].
  • Carousel's soundtrack release is recorded as Carousel[12].
  • Carousel's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Carousel's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • Carousel comprises If I Loved You[15].
  • Carousel comprises You'll Never Walk Alone[16].
  • Carousel comprises Soliloquy[17].
  • Carousel was published on July 19, 1945[18].
  • Carousel's characters is recorded as Billy Bigelow[19].
  • Carousel's characters is recorded as Julie Jordan[20].
  • Carousel's characters is recorded as Carrie Pipperidge[21].
  • Carousel's characters is recorded as Enoch Snow[22].
  • Carousel's characters is recorded as Nettie Fowler[23].
  • Carousel's characters is recorded as Jigger Craigin[24].
  • Carousel's characters is recorded as Louise Bigelow[25].
  • Carousel's characters is recorded as The Starkeeper[26].
  • Carousel's lyricist is recorded as Oscar Hammerstein II[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Musical[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7ef1832d-1876-4435-85f1-2de0c958457e[29]

Body

Recognition

Carousel received the Grammy Hall of Fame[3].

Why It Matters

Carousel ranks in the top 3% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,115 views/month).[2] Carousel has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Carousel receive?

Honors received include Grammy Hall of Fame[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Carousel. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/carousel-q1044703
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_carousel-q1044703_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Carousel}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/carousel-q1044703}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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