Name: Das Land des Lächelns
Start: 2022-05-10
End: 2022-05-10
Location: Budapest Operetta Theatre

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Mónika Fischl

Lisa

Diána Kiss

Barbara Bordás

Tenor

Zsolt Vadász

Prince Sou-Chong

Ninh Duc Hoang Long

Zsolt Homonnay

Szilvi Szendy

Flóra Széles

Luca Bojtos

Baritone

Zoltan Kiss

Tschang

Árpád-Zsolt Mészáros

Attila Németh

Spoken

Tibor Szolnoki

Count Ferdinand Lichtenfels

Gábor Dézsy-Szabó

Attila Bardóczy

Attila Balogh-Bodor

Fu-Li

Richárd Péter

Tibor Oláh

Stage director

Stephen Medcalf

Conductor

Gyula Pfeiffer

Costume designer

Krisztina Berzsenyi

Set designer

Erzsébet Túri

Choreographer

Levente Bajári

Translator

Harsányi Zsolt

Gergely Altsach

A general

Ákos Czeglédi

Budapest Operetta Theatre

Das Land des Lächelns -  (The Land of Smiles)

Budapest

Hungary

Das Land des Lächelns Lehár

Public

The Land of Smiles

Approved

The country of the smile is one of the most defining pieces of Ferenc Lehár's career, a summary of his oeuvre, which he considered to be his best work. The three-act operetta, composed with the sophistication of opera, was performed in 1929.  His musical character and history are inspired by the then fashionable oriental motifs: the love of the aristocratic daughter of Vienna, Liza, and the Chinese heir to the throne, Prince Su Chong. Although there is no shortage of humor and playfulness as usual from the genre, The Land of Smiles revolves around the serious issues of irreconcilable worldview differences, cultural and social differences, and is the first operetta in the world that does not end in a hilarious ending.

In keeping with the international theme, a world-famous British artist has undertaken to organize the work: Stephen Medcalf will read  The Land of Smiles in Budapest again .

English

The Land of Smiles by Lehár, Tue 10 May 2022, From (2021/2022), Directed by Stephen Medcalf,, Conductor Gyula Pfeiffer, Budapest Operetta Theatre, Budapest, Hungary

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Crew

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues