posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00authored byF Lehár, L Herzer, F Löhner, C Strati, J Ybarzabal, S Sowden, J Clinch, P Saide
Lehar’s Land of Smiles has not been professionally performed in Australia since the 1950’s. It is usually performed in German, as the libretto is written in rhyming couplets. The task of creating a new, singable English version was encouraged by Richard Bonynge CBE AO.
Funding
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)