[1] The work features two songs which have become a part of the classical canon of concert repertoire, "Rose of the World" and "Twilight of Barakeesh".
[2] The work is set in the country of Algeria at an oasis in the Sahara desert and at a palace in the nation's capital, Algiers.
[1] First staged on Broadway under the title Algeria in 1908, the work was a critical failure in its original version.
[3] Believing the work was a strong one, Herbert made numerous revisions to the work after the original Broadway production closed.
[4] The revised version, now titled The Rose of Algeria, was mounted at Broadway's Herald Square Theatre in 1909 with a completely different cast and a new director.