Organization

Dirigat

Fabio Luisi

Regie

Andreas Homoki

Bühnenbild

Klaus Grünberg

Lichtgestaltung

Kostümbild

Silke Willrett

Dramaturgie

Kathrin Brunner

Sänger

Tenor

Piotr Beczała

Prinz Sou-Chong

Sopran

Julia Kleiter

Lisa

Rebeca Olvera

Spencer Lang

Graf Gustav von Pottenstein

Bariton

Cheyne Davidson

Tschang

Martin Zysset

Obereunuch

Opernhaus Zürich

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Chor der Oper Zürich

Orchestra

Philharmonia Zürich

Das Land des Lächelns

Zürich

Schweiz

Opernhaus

“Always smile and always be cheerful, always satisfied, no matter what happens, smile in spite of your sorrows and a thousand aches and pains,” sings Prince Sou-Chong, thus introducing the fundamentally melancholic tone of “Das Land des Lächelns” (The Land of Smiles), which even has a tragic ending in store. For the new production of this operetta, world-class tenor Piotr Beczala returned to the Opernhaus Zürich as Sou-Chong. He has an equal partner in Julia Kleiter, who plays the role of Lisa. Fabio Luisi and Andreas Homoki also know that the genre of operetta requires particular care – which is why they have assumed personal responsibility for this production.

Homoki lets the plot take place in a Paris Variété theater from the 1920s, complete with show staircase and heavy curtains. To emphasize the operatic elements, he condensed the piece, cutting several secondary roles and shortening dialogues.

Recorded live at the Opernhaus Zürich, June 2017
Directed by Michael Beyer
A production of Accentus Music in co-production with ZDF and in co-operation with Arte and Opernhaus Zürich.

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In this successful Zurich production, Das Land des Lächelns remains what it is: a romantic operetta. Andreas Homoki’s staging focusses on the characters and their emotions. With a superb cast and an excellent conducting by Fabio Luisi this is without any doubt the best video production currently available. -- pizzicato

Das Land des Lächelns Lehár

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Franz Lehár Das Land des Lächelns (The Land of Smiles)  Piotr Beczala, Prince Sou-Chong Julia Kleiter, Lisa Rebeca Olvera, Mi Spencer Lang, Count…

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Das Land des Lächelns by Lehár, Ab (2020/2020), Unter der Regie von Andreas Homoki,, Dirigat Fabio Luisi, Opernhaus, Zürich, Schweiz

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