What Does He Want of Me?

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"What Does He Want of Me?" is a reflective solo song sung by Aldonza in the musical *Man of La Mancha*, expressing her confusion and emotional turmoil over Don Quixote’s idealized view of her.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
What Does He Want of Me? canonical 2

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedCharacter Aldonza ⓘ
linked to: Dulcinea del Toboso

Don Quixote ⓘ
associatedName Dulcinea ⓘ
linked to: Dulcinea del Toboso
basedOnWork Don Quixote ⓘ
characterSungBy Aldonza ⓘ
linked to: Dulcinea del Toboso

Dulcinea ⓘ
linked to: Dulcinea del Toboso
composer Mitch Leigh ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dramaticFunction develops Aldonza's inner conflict ⓘ
expresses Aldonza's confusion about Don Quixote's idealized view of her ⓘ
firstProducedIn 1960s ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasSubject ideal versus reality ⓘ
love and perception ⓘ
self-worth ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Joe Darion ⓘ
medium voice and orchestra ⓘ
musical Man of La Mancha ⓘ
narrativeRole character song for Aldonza ⓘ
originalPerformer Joan Diener ⓘ
partOfWork Man of La Mancha ⓘ
setting prison play-within-a-play of Man of La Mancha ⓘ
thematicFocus confusion over being idealized ⓘ
emotional turmoil ⓘ
idealization ⓘ
identity ⓘ
title What Does He Want of Me? ⓘ
vocalType female solo ⓘ
workFrom stage musical ⓘ
workType solo song ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Man of La Mancha → hasSong → What Does He Want of Me? ⓘ
What Does He Want of Me? → title → What Does He Want of Me? ⓘ