Other References
The Bohemian Girl is mentioned in the short stories "Clay" and "Eveline" by James Joyce which are both parts of Dubliners. In "Clay", the character Maria sings some lines from "I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls." The aria is quoted again in Joyce's novel Finnegan's Wake.
Booth Tarkington mentions the opera, though not by name, in "The Two Vanrevels", and quotes a line of the aria "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls".
The opera is mentioned, and the aria is referred to several times, in the novel Dragonwyck, by Anya Seton, set in 1844. The song also appears in the movie version of the book.
Willa Cather has referenced the work. One of her short stories, entitled "The Bohemian Girl", incorporates quotes from some of the arias (again including "I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls"). The plot of the story also has some substantial parallels to the original.
The aria "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" is sung in the film The Age of Innocence. The aria was played and sung by the character Clementina Cavendish in the 1998 film The Governess.
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