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Lehár: The Land of Smiles
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The cult of the Orient was conquering music even during the Viennese Classical period, and this fascination with the exoticism of the East continued into the Romantic era and the 20th century. It is no coincidence that Ferenc Lehár got caught up in this intellectual fashion, for this one-time student of Dvořák's secretly considered Puccini, the composer of Madama Butterfly and Turandot, to be his true master.
The story is about love, naturally, and the thrilling relationship between a European woman and a Chinese man - the countess Lisa Lichtenfels and the Chinese ambassador Prince Sou-Chong - is an exciting thread that, sadly, proves unviable: the generous Asian aristocrat eventually himself helps Lisa, with whom he is hopelessly smitten, flee from him with the man she has chosen: Gustav von Pottenstein-Hatfaludy.
The unique feature of Müpa Budapest's production is the international cast: Prince Sou-Chong is being sung by Vincent Schirrmacher, with Lisa portrayed by Armenian soprano Karine Babajanyan, who is already well known to the Müpa Budapest audience. The production's conductor, Xu Zhong, is also from China, while the director is Hungary's Csaba Káel.
Grand operetta in three acts, in two parts.
German-language production with Hungarian surtitles.
The première takes place as a collaboration between Müpa Budapest and the Shanghai Opera House.
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
Conductor:
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Xu Zhong
In the principal roles:
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Prince Sou-ChongVincent Schirrmacher
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Lisa LichtenfelsKarine Babajanyan
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Gustav von Pottenstein-HatfaludyFranz Gürtelschmied
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Mi, Sou-Chong's sisterYitian Luan
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Uncle TschangXiao Rui
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Chief eunuchFranz Tscherne
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Count Ferdinand Lichtenfels, Lisa's fatherBéla Ernyey
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Baroness HardeggErika Náray
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Vali, daughterAisha Kardffy
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Fu LiGyörgy Nótás
Featuring:
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Ballet Pécs
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Orchestra and Choir of the Hungarian State Opera
Creators:
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German song lyricsLudwig Herzer, Fritz Löhner
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Hungarian song lyrics (surtitles)Zsolt Harsányi
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Dramaturg, Hungarian text (surtitles)György Böhm
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German textDóra Julianna Somogyi (based on the libretto by Victor Leon, Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner and the revision by György Böhm)
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German dramaturgMartin Harbauer
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set designerÉva Szendrényi
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costume designerJianhua Pan
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choreographerBalázs Vincze
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artistic assistantSylvie Gábor
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directorCsaba Káel
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