Kismet

1953 musical adapted by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis from the 1911 play of the same name by Edward Knoblock, with lyrics and musical adaptation by Robert Wright and George Forrest
MusicRecording dramatico_musical_work Q3815652
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Kismet

Summary

Kismet is a dramatico-musical work[1]. Kismet ranks in the top 9% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (493 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kismet's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work[3].
  • Kismet's composer is recorded as Alexander Borodin[4].
  • Kismet's librettist is recorded as Charles Lederer[5].
  • Kismet's librettist is recorded as Luther Davis[6].
  • Kismet's based on is recorded as Kismet[7].
  • Kismet's Commons category is recorded as Kismet (1953 musical)[8].
  • Kismet's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Kismet comprises Baubles, Bangles and Beads[10].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as Hajj[11].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as The Wazir of Police[12].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as Lalume[13].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as The Caliph[14].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as Marsinah[15].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as Chief Policeman[16].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as Omar[17].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as Jawan[18].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as Princess Samaris of Bangalore[19].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as Ayah to Samaris[20].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as Princess Zubbediya of Damascus[21].
  • Kismet's characters is recorded as Ayah to Zubbediya[22].
  • Kismet's lyricist is recorded as Robert Wright[23].
  • Kismet's lyricist is recorded as George Forrest[24].
  • Kismet's date of first performance is recorded as December 3, 1953[25].
  • Kismet's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kismet'}[26].
  • Kismet's different from is recorded as Kismet[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Musical[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f546894e-2473-43fd-b376-791bb7e3a61b[29]

Why It Matters

Kismet ranks in the top 9% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (493 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kismet-q3815652_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kismet}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kismet-q3815652}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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