Kismet (musical) London's West End and has been given several revivals. A 1955 film version was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The musical was commissioned by Edwin Lester, founder and director of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, who conceived of a musical based on the 1911 play "Kismet" by Edward Knoblock. Lester had previously produced "Song of Norway", with the same composing team, adapting the melodies of Edvard Grieg. For "Kismet", the writers seized upon the melodies of Alexander Borodin, which they felt had a suitable exotic flavor and lush melodies. "Kismet" is set in a fictional Baghdad in the times of "The
Jonathan Little (composer) Little's selected verse, and all his published musical works. Selected recordings of his music are on deposit at the Australian National Film and Sound Archive, with many scores and recordings also held by the Australian Music Centre. Jonathan Little (composer) Jonathan David Little FRSA (born 1965 in Melbourne, Australia) is a contemporary classical composer, educator and author based in the UK and Australia. In 2008 his first CD was voted one of the top recordings of the year by US "Fanfare magazine" ("The Want List 2008"). He was subsequently featured in a news article in "Musical Opinion" in early 2009.