The Rajah of Shivapore
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The Rajah of Shivapore is a comic opera with music by Alfred Hill and libretto by David Souter.
Setting: India
The temple to Shiva at Shivapore has been barricaded by the corrupt tippler temple-keeper Chunder, to hide the fact that he has pawned the little golden idol. His only hope of escaping retribution is to persuade his lovely but reluctant daughter, Aimee, to marry the Rajah after somehow disposing of his Ranee. Another rogue, the necromancer Bunder, has his own cunning plan, which involves exchanging the idol with a cheap replica. Aimee's vagabond lover Jengis thwarts both plans by impersonating the god, and so wins the girl. The Rajah, who has not only been cheated of his prize but also defrauded, orders decapitations all round, but then a supposed Hindustani beggar reveals himself as the Emperor, and everyone gets their just dues.
The songs[a]
- "Just One of the Girls" (Bul-Bul)
- "What's a Maid to Do ?" (Bul-Bul)
- "Sad is the Heart" (Aimee)
- "Heigho" (Aimee)
- "Versatility"
- "Coughdrop"
- "The Wine of Joy" (Jengis)
- "Sword of Mine" (Jengis)
- "Maid of the Dear Eyes" (The Rajah)
- "But Yesterday" (Jengis and Aimee)
- "Love it is the Song" (Jengis and Aimee)
- "My Beloved" (Jengis and Aimee)
also
- Traditional Indian chant (The Rajah)