''The Rose of Algeria'' is a
musical in two acts with music by
Victor Herbert
Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is bes ...
and both book and lyrics by
Glen McDonough
Glen MacDonough (1870 – March 30, 1924) was an American writer, lyricist and librettist. He was the son of theater manager Thomas B. MacDonough and actress/author Laura Don. Glen MacDonough married Margaret Jefferson in 1896 in Buzzard's Bay, ...
.
[Dietz, p. 501] 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".
[Bordman & Norton, p. 287] The work is set in the country of
Algeria
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, relig ...
at an
oasis in the
Sahara desert and at a palace in the nation's capital,
Algiers.
First staged on
Broadway
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under the title ''Algeria'' in 1908, the work was a critical failure in its original version.
[Mordden, p. 196] Believing the work was a strong one, Herbert made numerous revisions to the work after the original Broadway production closed.
[Gould, p.382] The revised version, now titled ''The Rose of Algeria'', was mounted at Broadway's
Herald Square Theatre
The Herald Square Theatre was a Broadway theatre in Manhattan, New York City, built in 1883 and closed in 1914. The site is now a highrise designed by H. Craig Severance.
History
The Park Theatre opened in 1883 (also known as the New Park Theat ...
in 1909 with a completely different cast and a new director.
This second version was more successful with critics and audiences.
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