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.

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instanceOf romantic musical
stage musical
theatrical play
associatedWith British musical theatre
author Christopher Hassall
Ivor Novello
bookBy Christopher Hassall
Ivor Novello
bookWriter Christopher Hassall
Ivor Novello
composer Ivor Novello
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
filmAdaptationDirector Herbert Wilcox
filmAdaptationStarred Anna Neagle
Errol Flynn
filmAdaptationYear 1955
firstRunLocation London West End
linked to: West End of London
genre musical theatre
romantic drama
hasAdaptation King’s Rhapsody (1955 film)
linked to: King’s Rhapsody
hasCharacterType king
princess
royal mistress
language English
lyricist Christopher Hassall
lyricsBy Christopher Hassall
musicBy Ivor Novello
notableSong “Fly Home, Little Heart”
“If This Were Love”
“Someday My Heart Will Awake”
“The Violin Began to Play”
orchestrationStyle late-romantic
originalTheatre Palace Theatre
period post-World War II West End musical
premiereCity London
linked to: London, England
premiereCountry United Kingdom
premiereDate 1949-09-15
premierePlace Palace Theatre, London
producer Cochran’s 1949 production
setting fictional European monarchy
starred Derek Oldham
Ivor Novello
Phyllis Dare
Vanessa Lee
style lush romantic score
subject a crown prince torn between love and duty
theme duty versus love
royal love story

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Ivor Novello notableWork King’s Rhapsody
Patrice Wymore notableWork King's Rhapsody
linked to: King’s Rhapsody
Ivor Novello notableWork King’s Rhapsody
subject linked to: David Ivor Davies
King’s Rhapsody hasAdaptation King’s Rhapsody (1955 film)
linked to: King’s Rhapsody