Name: Das Land des Lächelns
Start: 2018-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Oper Wuppertal

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Ralitsa Ralinova

Lisa

Tenor

Sangmin Jeon

Prince Sou-Chong

Nina Koufochristou

Mark Bowman-Hester

Count Gustav von Potterstein

Baritone

Sebastian Campione

Tschang

Gregor Loebel

Conductor

Johannes Pell

Stage director

Guy Montavon

Set designer

Hsiu-Chin Tsai

Chorus master

Markus Baisch

Dramaturge

David Greiner

Spoken

Marco Agostini

Count Ferdinand Lichtenfels

Jochen Bauer

Ute Temizel

His Excellency Hardegg

Barbara Pickenhahn

Oliver Picker

A general

Andreas Heichlinger

Wuppertaler Bühnen

Das Land des Lächelns -  (The Land of Smiles)

Wuppertal

Germany

Opernhaus

Das Land des Lächelns Lehár

Public

The Land of Smiles

Approved

Oper Wuppertal

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Mezzo-soprano

Bass

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

The European dream of distant worlds, which ultimately reflects one's own reality of life.


At one of her father's balls, the young Countess Lisa von Lichtenfels and her exotic visitor, the Chinese prince Sou-Chong, fall in love and she follows him to China against the will of her family. There the romantic love of both meets the harsh reality of courtly ceremonies. The pressure mounts and both have to realize that their love doesn't stand up to reality. So what remains? Always smile.

The undisputed king of the second »silver« era of Viennese operettas, Franz Lehár (who incidentally began his career as an orchestral musician in Barmen and Elberfeld!) combines two essential features of the fin-de-siècle in ›Land of Smiles‹: melodramatic and exotic. The production impresses, among other things, with the opulent costumes, which were made in China true to the original.

English

Der europäische Traum von fernen Welten, der letztendlich aber doch die eigene Lebensrealität abbildet.


Auf einem Ball ihres Vaters verlieben sich die junge Gräfin Lisa von Lichtenfels und ihr exotischer Besucher, der chinesische Prinz Sou-Chong, ineinander und sie folgt ihm gegen den Willen ihrer Familie nach China. Dort trifft dann beider romantische Liebe auf die harte Realität höfischen Zeremoniells. Der Druck wächst, und beide müssen einsehen, dass ihre Liebe der Realität nicht standhält. Was also bleibt? Immer nur lächeln.

Der unbestrittene König der zweiten »silbernen« Wiener Operettenära Franz Lehár (der übrigens seine Laufbahn als Orchestermusiker in Barmen und Elberfeld begann!) vereint in ›Land des Lächelns‹ zwei wesentlich Züge des Fin-de-siècle: Melodramatik und Exotik. Die Produktion besticht unter anderem durch die opulenten Kostüme, die in China originalgetreu angefertigt wurden.

Deutsch

The Land of Smiles by Lehár, Sat 17 Nov 2018, From (2018/2019), Directed by Guy Montavon,, Conductor Johannes Pell, Oper Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany

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