iconic eleven o'clock number "Rose's Turn"
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"Rose's Turn" is the climactic solo from the musical Gypsy in which Mama Rose unleashes her pent-up frustrations and shattered ambitions in a powerful eleven o'clock number.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rose's Turn | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eleven o'clock number
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musical theatre song ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | Mama Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Gypsy: A Musical Fable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnMaterial | earlier musical motifs from Gypsy ⓘ |
| characterFocus | Rose Hovick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jule Styne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic eleven o'clock number ⓘ |
| dramaticContext |
Mama Rose confronts her failed ambitions
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occurs near the end of the musical Gypsy ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
pent-up frustrations
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shattered ambitions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricSubject |
Rose's desire for stardom
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Rose's relationship with her daughters ⓘ Rose's resentment toward show business ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| musicalWorkType | solo ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
character breakdown
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emotional climax ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Angela Lansbury
NERFINISHED
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Bernadette Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ Bette Midler NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ Imelda Staunton NERFINISHED ⓘ Patti LuPone NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne Daly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Gypsy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceDifficulty |
dramatically demanding
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vocally demanding ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Mama Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | climactic number ⓘ |
| premiereWork | original 1959 Broadway production of Gypsy ⓘ |
| settingInStory | empty theatre ⓘ |
| structuralFeature |
builds to a final shouted title phrase
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recapitulates musical themes from earlier in Gypsy ⓘ |
| theme |
bitterness
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frustrated ambition ⓘ identity crisis ⓘ parental sacrifice ⓘ unfulfilled dreams ⓘ |
| vocalType | belt song ⓘ |
| workOriginCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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