Rose’s Turn

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"Rose’s Turn" is the climactic solo number from the musical Gypsy, in which the character Rose delivers a powerful, emotionally charged breakdown that lays bare her lifelong frustrations and unfulfilled ambitions.

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Label Occurrences
Rose’s Turn canonical 2
Rose's Turn 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 11 o’clock number ⓘ
musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
associatedWithCharacterArchetype stage mother ⓘ
basedOnCharactersBy Gypsy Rose Lee ⓘ
composer Jule Styne ⓘ
containsMotifsFrom Everything’s Coming Up Roses ⓘ
Let Me Entertain You ⓘ
criticalReputation one of the greatest musical theatre solos ⓘ
dramaticFunction character breakdown ⓘ
emotional climax ⓘ
psychological soliloquy ⓘ
firstPerformedIn Gypsy (1959 Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to: Gypsy
genre musical theatre ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalStyle confessional ⓘ
self-referential ⓘ
lyricist Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
musicalStyle Broadway brass ⓘ
showbiz pastiche ⓘ
musicalWorkType solo number ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
notablePerformer Angela Lansbury ⓘ
Bernadette Peters ⓘ
Bette Midler ⓘ
Ethel Merman ⓘ
Imelda Staunton ⓘ
Patti LuPone ⓘ
Tyne Daly ⓘ
partOf Gypsy ⓘ
performanceDemand high acting intensity ⓘ
high vocal difficulty ⓘ
performedByCharacter Rose ⓘ
positionInShow near the end of the second act ⓘ
premiereYear 1959 ⓘ
settingInStory on an empty stage ⓘ
structure brassy finale ⓘ
extended solo ⓘ
recitative-like passages ⓘ
sungByVoiceType belting mezzo-soprano ⓘ
theme fame and success ⓘ
frustration ⓘ
identity crisis ⓘ
narcissism ⓘ
parental sacrifice ⓘ
regret ⓘ
resentment ⓘ
unfulfilled ambition ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gypsy → notableSong → Rose’s Turn ⓘ
Mama Rose → sings → Rose's Turn ⓘ
linked to: Rose’s Turn