“The Merry Widow” was Franz Lehàr’s fifth operetta and its success exceeded anything that had ever existed in the genre. During his lifetime, the piece was performed 300,000 times worldwide, and to this day it remains one of the most popular operettas.
Fin de siècle mood
“O Vaterland” is one of the unforgettable pieces from this opera, which breathes the spirit of fin de siècle and whose the refrain became an earworm.
O Vaterland…da geh ich zu Maxim – Gardiner/Skohus
The Immortal Hits
Roussillon and Valencienne sing another of their indulgent melodies. How is it possible that Lehar could create so many great melodies for this opera.
Sieh dort den kleinen Pavillon – Beczala / Gfrerer.
The famous duet “Lippen schweigen”
Another famous immortal melody of operetta history. Lehàr was surprised by the popularity of the melody of “Lips are silent”. In the first version, it functioned only as a humming melody, and it was not until the following year that lyrics were added to it.
Lippen schweigen – Güden/Grunden/Stolz.
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