Many a New Day

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"Many a New Day" is a reflective solo number sung by the character Laurey in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, expressing her conflicted feelings about love and independence.

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Many a New Day canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
associatedWithComposerLyricistTeam Rodgers and Hammerstein
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceCity New York City
firstPerformanceLocation Broadway
firstPerformedIn Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!
genre show tune
hasForm solo song
hasMusicalStyle Broadway musical style
hasSubject romantic disappointment
self-reliance in relationships
language English
lyricalTheme emotional conflict
independence
love
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
lyricsBy Oscar Hammerstein II
musical Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!
musicBy Richard Rodgers
narrativeFunction character development song for Laurey
reflective solo number
originalMedium stage musical
partOfWork Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!
performedBy Laurey Williams
surface form: Laurey (character)
positionInShow sung by Laurey after Curly appears to reject her
sungByCharacter Laurey Williams
surface form: Laurey
sungByCharacterInWork Laurey Williams
surface form: Laurey in Oklahoma!
yearOfFirstPerformance 1943

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Oklahoma! (stage production) notableSong Many a New Day
subject surface form: Oklahoma!
Laurey Williams associatedWithSong Many a New Day