The Rose of Algeria

The Rose of Algeria is a musical in two acts with music by Victor Herbert and both book and lyrics by Glen McDonough.^[1] The work features two songs which have become a part of the classical canon of concert repertoire, "Rose of the World" and "Twilight of Barakeesh".^[2] The work is set in the country of Algeria at an oasis in the Sahara desert and at a palace in the nation's capital, Algiers.^[1] First staged on Broadway under the title Algeria in 1908, the work was a critical failure in its original version.^[3] Believing the work was a strong one, Herbert made numerous revisions to the work after the original Broadway production closed.^[4] The revised version, now titled The Rose of Algeria, was mounted at Broadway's Herald Square Theatre in 1909 with a completely different cast and a new director.^[3] This second version was more successful with critics and audiences.^[4]

History

References

Citations

1. Dietz, p. 501
2. Bordman & Norton, p. 287
3. Mordden, p. 196
4. Gould, p.382

Bibliography

• Bloom, Ken (1996). American Song: A-S. Schirmer Books. ISBN 9780028645735.
• Bordman, Gerald Martin; Norton, Richard (2010). American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199729708.
• Dietz, Dan (2022). The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781538168943.
• Gould, Neil (2009). Victor Herbert: A Theatrical Life. Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823228737.
• Mordden, Ethan (2015). The Happiest Corpse I've Ever Seen: The Last Twenty-Five Years of the Broadway Musical. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781466893443.

External links

• ​The Rose of Algeria​ at the Internet Broadway Database
• ​Algeria​ at the Internet Broadway Database