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The Land of Smiles
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The Land of Smiles

Sep 27, 1974
1h 40m
★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Music

Production Companies

Unitel
Deutsche Grammophon

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Cast

Birgit Sarata

Lisa

Birgit Sarata

René Kollo

Prinz Sou-Chong

René Kollo

Dagmar Koller

Mi

Dagmar Koller

Heinz Zednik

Graf Gustav von Pottenstein

Heinz Zednik

Gerd Frickhöffer

Tschang

Gerd Frickhöffer

Teh Wei Ma

Lu-Li

Teh Wei Ma

Henry Georgy

General

Henry Georgy

Betty Sedlmayr

Generalin

Betty Sedlmayr

Fred Liewehr

Graf Lichtenfels

Fred Liewehr

Herbert Prikopa

Lin-Po

Herbert Prikopa