Страна улыбок by Lehár, чтв 30 нояб. 2023, С (2023/2024), Режиссер Dagmar Hlúbková,, Дирижёр Karol Kevický, Slezské divadlo, Опава, Чехия

Operetta will never die. Only those who cannot deal with it die ," Franz Lehár A romantic drama about the meeting of two different cultures, which was created in the silver age of operetta and with its libretto and music, exceeds the boundaries of its genre. The Land of Smiles depicts a love story set in the contrast of free-spirited Vienna and exotic and traditional China. The love of the European Liza and the Chinese prince Sou-Chong cannot overcome the differences in upbringing, ethics and overall outlook on life. Lehár's musical treatment of the Chinese theme brings exotically colored musical surfaces, in which you can feel the inspiration of the opera composer G. Puccini. The drama is full of operatic tragedy, pathos in sharp contrast with comic operetta performances. The successful Berlin premiere took place in October 1929 at the Metropol theater and later celebrated success in Vienna in the performance of the stars of the time - Jarmila Novotná and Richard Tauber. The success of this operetta can be seen in a witty catchphrase told even during Franz Lehár's lifetime: " There are three "sung" stage genres - opera, operetta and Lehár. " Together with the soloists, orchestra, choir and ballet of the Silesian Theater in Opava, children from the Opera-Musical Studio and the Ballet Studio of the Silesian Theater in Opava also perform. Evžen Trupar will appear in the role of Ferdinand von Lichtenfels, the role of his daughter Líza will be played by Tereza Kavecká / Lucie Kašpárková, Martin Štolba / Roman Harok will appear as Gustav von Pottstein, Ivana Lebedová / Ludmila Štědrá as Hermína and Prince Sou-Chong will be sung by Juraj Nociar / Jakub Rousek. Conductor: Karol Kevický and director: Dagmar Hlubková.