King’s Rhapsody

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King’s Rhapsody is a romantic musical play by composer and playwright Ivor Novello, known for its lush score and royal love-story setting.

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instanceOf romantic musical
stage musical
theatrical play
associatedWith British musical theatre
author Christopher Hassall NERFINISHED
Ivor Novello NERFINISHED
bookBy Christopher Hassall NERFINISHED
Ivor Novello NERFINISHED
bookWriter Christopher Hassall NERFINISHED
Ivor Novello NERFINISHED
composer Ivor Novello NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
filmAdaptationDirector Herbert Wilcox NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationStarred Anna Neagle NERFINISHED
Errol Flynn NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationYear 1955
firstRunLocation London West End NERFINISHED
genre musical theatre
romantic drama
hasAdaptation King’s Rhapsody (1955 film) NERFINISHED
hasCharacterType king
princess
royal mistress
language English
lyricist Christopher Hassall NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Christopher Hassall NERFINISHED
musicBy Ivor Novello NERFINISHED
notableSong “Fly Home, Little Heart” NERFINISHED
“If This Were Love” NERFINISHED
“Someday My Heart Will Awake” NERFINISHED
“The Violin Began to Play” NERFINISHED
orchestrationStyle late-romantic
originalTheatre Palace Theatre NERFINISHED
period post-World War II West End musical
premiereCity London NERFINISHED
premiereCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1949-09-15
premierePlace Palace Theatre, London NERFINISHED
producer Cochran’s 1949 production
setting fictional European monarchy
starred Derek Oldham NERFINISHED
Ivor Novello NERFINISHED
Phyllis Dare NERFINISHED
Vanessa Lee NERFINISHED
style lush romantic score
subject a crown prince torn between love and duty
theme duty versus love
royal love story

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