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Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns ǀ Piotr Beczala, Opernhaus Zürich

“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.

Piotr Beczala, Prince Sou-Chong
Julia Kleiter, Lisa
Rebeca Olvera, Mi
Spencer Lang, Count Gustav v. Pottenstein
Cheyne Davidson, Tschang
Martin Zysset, Chief Eunuch

Fabio Luisi, musical direction
Andreas Homoki, stage director
Klaus Grünberg, set and lighting designer
Silke Willrett, costume design
Kathrin Brunner, dramaturgy

Philharmonia Zürich
Chor der Oper Zürich

Recorded at the Opernhaus Zürich
June 2017

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

Language: German
Subtitles: German, English, French, Japanese, Korean
Disc Format: DVD, Blu-ray
Disc Count: 1
Picture Formats: Full HD, NTSC 16:9 (BD), NTSC 16:9 (DVD)
Sound Formats: DTS HD Master Audio, PCM Stereo (BD), PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 (DVD)
Running Time: 103:07 minutes
Catalogue Numbers: ACC10435 (BD), ACC20435 (DVD)
Release Date: June 2018
EAN Codes: 4260234831641 (BD), 4260234831658 (DVD)
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