Naughty Marietta

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Naughty Marietta is a popular early 20th-century operetta by composer Victor Herbert, known for its romantic New Orleans setting and memorable melodies such as "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
operetta
actCount 3
basedInPartOn French operetta traditions
basedOn Naughty Marietta NERFINISHED
bookAndLyricsBy Rida Johnson Young NERFINISHED
composer Victor Herbert NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director W. S. Van Dyke NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1910-10-24
firstPerformancePlace New York City NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceTheatre New York Theatre NERFINISHED
genre operetta
romantic musical theatre
hasAlternateMedium radio adaptations
television adaptations
hasFilmAdaptation Naughty Marietta (1935 film) NERFINISHED
hasOrchestrationStyle late Romantic light opera
hasTheme freedom versus obligation
love and identity
includedInRepertoireOf American operetta companies
language English
lyricist Rida Johnson Young NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Captain Dick Warrington NERFINISHED
Marietta NERFINISHED
musicBy Victor Herbert NERFINISHED
notableFor popularizing the song "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life"
romantic New Orleans setting
notableSong Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life NERFINISHED
Italian Street Song NERFINISHED
I’m Falling in Love with Someone NERFINISHED
’Neath the Southern Moon NERFINISHED
period early 20th century American operetta
plotElement French princess fleeing an arranged marriage
romance in colonial New Orleans
premiereCentury 20th century
premiereCity New York City NERFINISHED
producerOfPremiere Oscar Hammerstein I NERFINISHED
publisherOfVocalScore G. Schirmer, Inc. NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1935
setting New Orleans NERFINISHED
settingTime 18th century
starring Jeanette MacDonald NERFINISHED
Nelson Eddy NERFINISHED

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Victor Herbert notableWork Naughty Marietta
Robert Z. Leonard notableWork Naughty Marietta
Robert Z. Leonard directed Naughty Marietta
8th Academy Awards bestPictureNominee Naughty Marietta
Nelson Eddy notableWork Naughty Marietta
W. S. Van Dyke notableWork Naughty Marietta
W. S. Van Dyke directed Naughty Marietta