The Lusty Month of May
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"The Lusty Month of May" is a playful, celebratory song from the Broadway musical Camelot that revels in the romantic mischief and springtime freedom of Queen Guenevere and her court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lusty Month of May canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Queen Guinevere
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Guenevere
|
| associatedWork | Arthurian legend adaptation Camelot ⓘ |
| basedOn | seasonal traditions of May and spring ⓘ |
| composer | Frederick Loewe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticFunction |
character development for Guenevere
ⓘ
establishing the lighthearted atmosphere of the court ⓘ |
| genre |
Broadway song
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
flirtation
ⓘ
love ⓘ spring ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Camelot (Broadway production)
ⓘ
surface form:
Camelot original cast recording
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalMood |
joyful
ⓘ
mischievous ⓘ |
| lyricist | Alan Jay Lerner ⓘ |
| medium | stage performance ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Broadway show tune ⓘ |
| musicalWorkFrom |
Camelot
ⓘ
surface form:
Camelot (stage musical)
|
| narrativeRole | celebration of springtime and romantic mischief ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of spring as a time of romantic license
ⓘ
playful and celebratory tone ⓘ |
| originalCastPerformer | Julie Andrews ⓘ |
| originalProduction |
Camelot (Broadway production)
ⓘ
surface form:
Camelot (1960 Broadway production)
|
| partOf |
Camelot (Broadway production)
ⓘ
surface form:
Broadway musical Camelot
Camelot ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
Queen Guinevere
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Guenevere
|
| performedInContextOf | Queen Guenevere and her court ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Broadway ⓘ |
| setting | King Arthur's court ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
courtly revelry
ⓘ
romantic playfulness ⓘ springtime freedom ⓘ |
| title | The Lusty Month of May self-link ⓘ |
| workType | vocal music ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1960 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.