Der Zarewitsch
Music by Franz Lehár · libretto by Béla Jenbach · premiered 1927
Der Zarewitsch (The Tsarevich) is an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár. The German libretto by Heinz Reichert and Bela Jenbach is based on the 1917 play of the same name by Polish author Gabriela Zapolska. Lehár composed the work, one of his later operettas, as a vehicle for Richard Tauber, the acclaimed Austrian tenor. The work received its first performance at the Deutsches Künstlertheater in Berlin on 16 February 1927, with Tauber and Rita Georg in the leading roles.
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About the Composer
Franz Lehár ( LAY-har; Hungarian: Lehár Ferenc [ˈlɛhaːr ˈfɛrɛnt͡s]; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe).
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Other Operas by Franz Lehár
- Der Göttergatte (1904)
- Der Graf von Luxemburg (1909)
- Gypsy Love (1910)
- Eva (1911)
- Endlich allein (1914)
- Die blaue Mazur (1920)
- Giuditta (1930)