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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| King's Rhapsody | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
romantic musical
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stage musical ⓘ theatrical play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British musical theatre ⓘ |
| author |
Christopher Hassall
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Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Christopher Hassall
NERFINISHED
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Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookWriter |
Christopher Hassall
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Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Herbert Wilcox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStarred |
Anna Neagle
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Errol Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| firstRunLocation | London West End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | King’s Rhapsody (1955 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
king
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princess ⓘ royal mistress ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Christopher Hassall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Christopher Hassall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
“Fly Home, Little Heart”
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“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
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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
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royal love story ⓘ |
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King's Rhapsody