The Land of Smiles
| Das Land des Lächelns The Land of Smiles | |
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| Operetta by Franz Lehár | |
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| Language | German |
| Premiere | 10 October 1929 Metropol-Theater, Berlin (revised version) |
The Land of Smiles (German: Das Land des Lächelns) is a 1929 romantic operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár. The German language libretto was by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda. The performance duration is about 100 minutes.
This was one of Lehár's later works, and has a bittersweet ending which the Viennese loved. The title refers to the supposed Chinese custom of smiling, whatever happens in life. (The leading character, Prince Sou-Chong has a song early in the show, "Immer nur lächeln" ("Always smiling") which describes this.)