Question: George Britton is known for playing the rold of Emile de Becque succeeding the actor who passed away in which year ?
Context: The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale is the twenty-second studio album by Eric Clapton.  It consists of covers of songs by J. J. Cale, who had passed away the previous year.  It was named after Cale's 1972 single "Call Me the Breeze".  It was produced by Clapton and Simon Climie. George Britton (19 October 1910 - 12 February 2010) was an American singer, actor, and guitarist.  A classical bass-baritone, he had an active performing career in operas, concerts, and musicals during the 1930s through the 1960s.  As a stage performer he is best known for succeeding Ezio Pinza in the role of Emile de Becque in the original Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific".  He portrayed the role for two years opposite Martha Wright as Nellie Forbush. GEORGE WINTERS ROGERS, JR.  Passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 from cancer.  Beloved husband of the late Muriel Oulpe' Rogers, he is survived by his three sons, Paul Carlton Rogers (Jan) of Richardson, Texas, John Michael Rogers (Kate) of Sherwood Forest, Maryland and Peter Todd Rogers (Rose) of Chantilly, Virginia; daughter, Elizabeth Rogers Falls (Scott) of Stratford, Connecticut; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Blues on Bach is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet recorded in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.  The album includes five compositions based on Johann Sebastian Bach's melodies from "The Old Year Has Now Passed Away" ("Regret?") , "Sleepers Wake" ("Rise Up in the Morning"), "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" ("Precious Joy"), "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach" (Don't Stop This Train") and "The Well-Tempered Clavier" ("Tears from the Children"). Ezio Pinza (born Fortunio Pinza; May 18, 1892May 9, 1957) was an Italian opera singer.  A bass with a rich, smooth and sonorous voice, he spent 22 seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera, appearing in more than 750 performances of 50 operas.  At the San Francisco Opera, Pinza sang 26 roles during 20 seasons from 1927 to 1948.  Pinza also sang to great acclaim at La Scala, Milan and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Paulo Szot ( ; born July 7, 1969 ) is a Brazilian operatic baritone singer and actor.  He made his opera debut in 1997 and his international career has included performances with the Metropolitan Opera.  In 2008, he made his Broadway debut as Emile De Becque in a revival of "South Pacific", and for his performance in this musical he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Theatre World Award.  In 2012 he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for best actor in a musical, and in 2014 was nominated for the MAC Award for best Celebrity Artist becoming the first Brazilian to receive such honors. Steven B. Jepson is an American opera singer, a baritone.  In addition to his work in opera he has appeared in musical theater and film.  He is best known for his interpretation of Escamillo in "Carmen", a role he has played with several companies in the United States and Europe.  He was nominated by both Creative Loafing Magazine and the Metrolina Theatre Association as best actor for his portrayal of Emile De Becque in South Pacific.  He also has performed as principal singer for Norwegian Cruise Line on board the Norwegian Sky. The current president of the CER is the chief rabbi of Moscow, Pinchas Goldschmidt, who served as chairman of the Standing Committee for over ten years.  The chairman of the Presidium is associate president Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.  Before Rabbi Sitruk, the organization was headed by Rabbi Lord Dr Immanuel Jacobovits, Chief Rabbi of Great Britain.  The Executive Director of the CER since inception was Rabbi Maurice (Moshe) Rose, succeeded in the year 2001 by Rabbi Aba Dunner, who passed away in 2011.  In 2017 Mr. Gady Gronich, assumed the position of Chief of Staff to the President of CER and works alongside the Rabbinical Director Rabbi Moshe Lebel ,Secretary Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Baskin and President of Association and Special Adviser of the Board of Patrons Mrs. Shorena Mikava . "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" is a song from the musical "South Pacific", sung by Nellie Forbush, the female lead, originally played by Mary Martin in the 1949 Broadway production.  Her character, fed up with a man (Emile De Becque) and singing energetically in the shower, claims that she will forget about him.  The song was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein in response to Martin's request.  She had starred on Broadway for years and Martin suggested that she wash her hair on stage during the performance. Michael Halsey was a British actor who sadly passed away on 25th September 2017.
Answer: 1957