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The Desert Song
Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 6m
Book and Lyrics by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II and Frank Mandel / Music by Sigmund Romberg
With mystery, intrigue, and romance, Sigmund Romberg's operetta dramatizes the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Moroccan fighters, against French colonial rule.
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Cast Size
3w, 6m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Adventure -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
The Desert Song is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Moroccan fighters, against French colonial rule.
History
The Desert Song opened on Broadway on November 30, 1926 at the Casino Theatre, starring Vivienne Segal and Robert Halliday. The show later moved to the Century and Imperial Theatres, playing for a total of 471 performances. The Desert Song has been revived twice on Broadway and several times elsewhere in New York, notably by the New York City Opera in 1987.
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Performing Groups
- Time Period 1920s
- Setting Northern Africa. 1925.
- Features Period Costumes
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Music
Music Samples
- Musical Style Operetta
- Dance Requirements Easy
- Vocal DemandsDifficult
- Orchestra Size Large
- Chorus Size Large
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