The Desert Song

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The Desert Song is a popular operetta, frequently adapted for film and stage, known for its romantic adventure set in the Moroccan desert and its memorable title song.

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf operetta
basedOn Riffian uprisings in Morocco
composer Sigmund Romberg
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceDate 1926
firstPerformedInCity New York City
form three-act operetta
genre operetta
romantic musical
hasAdaptation The Desert Song (1929 film)
The Desert Song self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Desert Song (1943 film)

The Desert Song self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Desert Song (1953 film)
hasInfluenceOn later romantic adventure musicals
hasPart The Desert Song self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Desert Song (title song)
hasSubject Berber resistance
French colonial rule in Morocco
hasType romantic adventure operetta
language English
lyricist Frank Mandel
Oscar Hammerstein II
Otto Harbach
lyricsBy Frank Mandel
Oscar Hammerstein II
Otto Harbach
mainCharacter Margot Bonvalet
Pierre Birabeau
The Red Shadow
musicBy Sigmund Romberg
notableFor blend of operetta and Broadway musical styles
title song "The Desert Song"
use of exotic desert setting
notableSong One Alone
Romance
The Desert Song self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Desert Song (title song)

The Riff Song
originalMedium theatre
period 1920s American musical theatre
productionType stage work
publisher Tams-Witmark Music Library
setting Moroccan desert
theme adventure
identity concealment
rebellion
romance

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- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Desert Song
Description of subject: The Desert Song is a popular operetta, frequently adapted for film and stage, known for its romantic adventure set in the Moroccan desert and its memorable title song.

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gordon MacRae notableWork The Desert Song
Sigmund Romberg notableWork The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1929 film) title The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1929 film) basedOn The Desert Song
this entity surface form: The Desert Song (operetta)
Victor Francen notableWork The Desert Song
this entity surface form: The Desert Song (1943 film)
The Desert Song hasPart The Desert Song self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Desert Song (title song)
The Desert Song hasAdaptation The Desert Song self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Desert Song (1943 film)
The Desert Song hasAdaptation The Desert Song self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Desert Song (1953 film)
The Desert Song notableSong The Desert Song self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Desert Song (title song)
Dennis Morgan notableWork The Desert Song
Romberg notableWork The Desert Song
subject surface form: Sigmund Romberg
Nelson Eddy notableWork The Desert Song
this entity surface form: The Desert Song (1953 TV film)
Nelson Eddy notableWork The Desert Song
this entity surface form: The Desert Song (radio adaptation)
Vivienne Segal notableWork The Desert Song
Vivienne Segal performedIn The Desert Song
The Red Shadow appearsIn The Desert Song
The Red Shadow basedOn The Desert Song
this entity surface form: stage musical The Desert Song
The Red Shadow createdFor The Desert Song
this entity surface form: The Desert Song (musical franchise)
Otto Harbach notableWork The Desert Song