14 Apr 2001
Pariserliv
Live performance of Offenbach's La Vie Parisienne
The Land of Smiles
Lehar's The Land of Smiles touches the heart as it provides unforgetable melodies from start to finish. There are no weak links in the cast. Too often, we think of operetta as musical fluff, tired cliches, and obligatory dance scenes when things start slowing down. Not so in this classic operetta. We feel the pain of loss suffered by the two main characters, who make their roles natural and believable. There is more to this work than "Yours Is My Heart Alone." There is dramatic consistency and people you find yourself caring about as much as the music, the costumes, and the colorful sets.
Top Billed Cast
Birgit Sarata Lisa
René Kollo Prinz Sou-Chong
Dagmar Koller Mi
Heinz Zednik Graf Gustav von Pottenstein
Gerd Frickhöffer Tschang
Teh Wei Ma Lu-Li
Henry Georgy General
Betty Sedlmayr Generalin
Fred Liewehr Graf Lichtenfels
Herbert Prikopa Lin-Po
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