Somewhere (from "West Side Story")
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"Somewhere" is a poignant ballad from the musical "West Side Story," renowned for its hopeful vision of a peaceful place where love can transcend conflict and prejudice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Somewhere (from "West Side Story") canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
West Side Story
ⓘ
surface form:
West Side Story (1957 original Broadway production)
West Side Story ⓘ
surface form:
West Side Story (1961 film)
West Side Story ⓘ
surface form:
West Side Story (2021 film)
|
| composer | Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| culturalStatus |
popular standard
ⓘ
standard of the American musical theatre repertoire ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| fromMusical | West Side Story ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Barbra Streisand
ⓘ
Il Divo ⓘ Josh Groban ⓘ Pet Shop Boys ⓘ Phil Collins ⓘ The Supremes ⓘ Tom Waits ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical music elements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalMotif | a place where love can exist without conflict ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
lyrical, soaring melody
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romantic orchestration ⓘ slow tempo ⓘ |
| notableLine | Somehow, someday, somewhere ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Barbra Streisand
ⓘ
The Three Tenors ⓘ
surface form:
Carreras–Domingo–Pavarotti (The Three Tenors)
Il Divo ⓘ Josh Groban ⓘ Leontyne Price ⓘ Marni Nixon ⓘ Natalie Wood ⓘ
surface form:
Natalie Wood (on-screen performance, dubbed)
Phil Collins ⓘ Plácido Domingo ⓘ Reri Grist ⓘ Rita Moreno ⓘ |
| openingLyric | There’s a place for us ⓘ |
| partOfWork | West Side Story ⓘ |
| theme |
escape from conflict
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hope ⓘ love ⓘ peace ⓘ transcending prejudice ⓘ |
| title | Somewhere ⓘ |
| usedInScene |
dream ballet sequence (stage version, often)
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tragic, reflective moments in West Side Story ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.