The Vagabond King
work by Friml
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The Vagabond King is an operetta composed by Rudolf Friml, an American composer with strong European musical influences. Friml achieved his greatest popularity in the 1920s, and The Vagabond King, with a book and lyrics by Brian Hooker and W.H. Post, premiered in 1925. The operetta is known for its popular songs, including "Only a Rose" and "Some Day". Friml's work often evoked a pre-World War I European lightheartedness.1
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