The Desert Song

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Event The Desert Song
Venue Opera House, New Plymouth, New Zealand
First Date 1954
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Operetta inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Moroccan fighters, against French colonial rule.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Operetta
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Oscar Hammerstein II Book and Lyrics Librettist
Otto Harbach Book and Lyrics Librettist
Joan Gadd Choreographer
Nerida Howlett Choreographer
Beryl Quay Choreographer
Beverley Quay Choreographer
Eva Moore Director
William J Forrest Musical Director
Sigmund Romberg Musician
Text Nationality United States of America
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 197629