Endlich allein
Endlich allein (Alone at Last) is an operetta by composer Franz Lehár. It uses a German language libretto by A. M. Willner and Robert Bodanzky. It premiered on 30 January 1914 at the Theater an der Wien.
It was revised, with a text by Ludwig Herzer [de] and Fritz Löhner-Beda, under the name Schön ist die Welt and given on 3 December 1930 at the Metropol Theater in Berlin.[1] The stars were Gitta Alpar and Richard Tauber, who recorded several excerpts for the Odeon Records company.
Roles
Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 30 January 1914 (Conductor:) |
---|---|---|
The King | baritone | Paul Guttmann |
Elisabeth | soprano | Louise Kartousch |
Duchess Maria Brankenhorst | mezzo-soprano | Mizzi Schulz |
Crown Prince Georg | tenor | Hubert Marischka |
Mercedes | soprano | Mizzi Günther |
Count Sascha Karlowitsch | tenor | Ernst Tautenhayn |
Recordings
Lehár: Schön ist die Welt, Munich Radio Orchestra
- Conductor: Ulf Schirmer
- Principal singers: Elena Mosuc, Isabella Stettner, Masako Goda, Andreas Hirtreiter, Roland Kandlbinder
- Recording date: 2004
- Label: CPO Records 777 055-2 (CD)
References
Notes
- ^ Endlich allein at guidetomusicaltheatre.com
Sources
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Endlich allein". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
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