Perchance to Dream
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Perchance to Dream is a romantic musical play by Ivor Novello, first staged in 1945 and celebrated for its lush score and enduring song "We'll Gather Lilacs."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West End musical
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romantic musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| artForm | musical theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British musical theatre
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post-war London theatre ⓘ |
| bookWriter | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1945 ⓘ |
| featuresSong | "We’ll Gather Lilacs" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStagedDuring | Second World War era ⓘ |
| firstStagedIn | West End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWorkBy | "The Dancing Years" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | romantic musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | World War II and immediate post-war Britain ⓘ |
| hasForm | three-act musical play ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | enduring popularity of "We’ll Gather Lilacs" ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | lush romantic score ⓘ |
| hasPart | "We’ll Gather Lilacs" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeriod | mid-20th-century musical ⓘ |
| hasReception |
popular in the West End
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remembered for its score ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dreams and memory
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enduring love ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
love in wartime
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nostalgia ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influenced | British popular song repertoire ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
"We’ll Gather Lilacs" becoming a standard
NERFINISHED
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melodic ballads ⓘ romantic story ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | "We’ll Gather Lilacs" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Ivor Novello stage works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | musical play ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| workOf | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1945 ⓘ |
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