Franz Lehár - Das Land des Lächelns - Kollo, Pitsch-Sarata, Koller - EbertDVD9 - NTSC - 4:3 - All Regions - German - PCM, DTS 5.1 - 100mins.
Subtitles: German/English/French/Spanish
Deutsche Grammophon 073 4056 1, released 2005
René Kollo · Birgit Pitsch-Sarata · Dagmar Koller · Heinz Zednik · Fred Liewehr
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart · Wolfgang Ebert
Directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt
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. Highly recommended. -- Amazon customer
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