Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks
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Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks is a ballad opera in two acts by Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends English folk-song style with a romantic tale set during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks Context triple: [Hugh the Drover, hasAlternativeTitle, Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks]
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Target entity: Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks Target entity description: Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks is a ballad opera in two acts by Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends English folk-song style with a romantic tale set during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
The Merry Shepherd
"The Merry Shepherd" is a short, likely pastoral-themed piano piece known from its inclusion in the pedagogical collection "Piano Book."
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B.
The Scold’s Bridle
The Scold’s Bridle is a British television crime drama adapted from Minette Walters’ novel, centered on the mysterious death of a wealthy, abusive woman and the dark secrets it exposes.
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C.
The Old Bachelor
The Old Bachelor is a Restoration comedy play by William Congreve that helped establish his reputation for sharp wit and sophisticated dialogue on the London stage.
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D.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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E.
King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid
King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid is a famous late 19th-century painting by Edward Burne-Jones depicting the legendary love of an African king for a poor beggar woman, celebrated as a masterpiece of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballad opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| acts |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Harold Child ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | VWV 75 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | drover ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| firstProfessionalProductionYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad opera
ⓘ
romantic opera ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Hugh the Drover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Love in the Stocks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Harold Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hugh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestration |
orchestra
ⓘ
voices ⓘ |
| plotElement |
boxing match
ⓘ
press-gang ⓘ romantic love story ⓘ stocks punishment ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1924-07-04 ⓘ |
| premiereLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | His Majesty's Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedInYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | English folk-song style ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
individual freedom
ⓘ
patriotism during war ⓘ rural English life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usesMaterial | traditional English folk tunes ⓘ |
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Subject: Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks Description of subject: Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks is a ballad opera in two acts by Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends English folk-song style with a romantic tale set during the Napoleonic Wars.
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