Willkommen
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"Willkommen" is the iconic opening number from the musical *Cabaret*, introducing the seedy, seductive world of the Kit Kat Klub and its enigmatic Emcee.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
decadence
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performance and identity ⓘ political undercurrents in Weimar Germany ⓘ |
| basedOnPeriod | Weimar Republic era Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Kander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticFunction | breaks the fourth wall with the audience ⓘ |
| featuredIn | musical Cabaret ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Kit Kat Klub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn | musical Cabaret (1966 stage production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole | introduces the Emcee ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLine | Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceContext |
film musical
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| introducedByCharacter | Emcee ⓘ |
| language | German and English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Fred Ebb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Fred Ebb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mixesLanguages | German, French, and English ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Kander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
establishes tone and atmosphere of Cabaret
ⓘ
introduces the world of the Kit Kat Klub ⓘ |
| notablePhrase | Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome ⓘ |
| openingNumberOf | Cabaret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Cabaret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Emcee ⓘ |
| performedIn |
film adaptation Cabaret (1972)
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original Broadway production of Cabaret ⓘ various revivals of Cabaret ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | German ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting | Kit Kat Klub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
cabaret
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vaudeville-influenced ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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seductive ⓘ seedy ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | small theatre orchestra or band ⓘ |
| usesCodeSwitching | true ⓘ |
| workFromFranchise | Cabaret franchise ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPerformance | 1966 ⓘ |
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