The Land of Smiles

Album by Franz Lehár

The Land of Smiles is an operetta by Austrian composer Franz Lehár, first performed in 1929. Blending late-Romantic orchestration and Viennese operetta melody with stylised East Asian-inspired motifs, it features lyrical waltz-like passages and solos that exemplify Lehár's turn towards more exotic and sentimental themes in his later career.
First released: 1996

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Land of Smiles: Overture
    8:29
  2. 2.
    The Land of Smiles: Act I. Introduction and Entrance: Three cheers for Lisa!
    3:12
  3. 3.
    The Land of Smiles: Act I. This isn't the only time
    2:17
  4. 4.
    The Land of Smiles: Act I. I tremble whenever I enter this room
    4:34
  5. 5.
    The Land of Smiles: Act I. Now will you join me in a little cup of tea?
    3:26
  6. 6.
    The Land of Smiles: Act I. Before the window of my beloved
    3:40
  7. 7.
    The Land of Smiles: Act I. Finale, Act One: We are alone
    7:55
  8. 8.
    The Land of Smiles: Act II. Prelude
    0:50
  9. 9.
    The Land of Smiles: Act II. Entrance of Sou Chong
    2:27
  10. 10.
    The Land of Smiles: Act II. Ah, who has given us our dream come true?
    4:44
  11. 11.
    The Land of Smiles: Act II. In pagodas 'cross the nation
    3:12
  12. 12.
    The Land of Smiles: Act II. "Love" for me, and "Love" for you
    2:52
  13. 13.
    The Land of Smiles: Act II. My heart belongs to you!
    3:32
  14. 14.
    The Land of Smiles: Act II. I long for my homeland, so far away
    1:40
  15. 15.
    The Land of Smiles: Act II. Chinese Wedding Procession
    3:51
  16. 16.
    The Land of Smiles: Act II. Finale, Act Tow: I forbid you to go!
    8:39
  17. 17.
    The Land of Smiles: Act III. Love cannot fail
    3:08
  18. 18.
    The Land of Smiles: Act III. Zig, zig, zig!
    2:27
  19. 19.
    The Land of Smiles: Act III. It's strange how happiness so quickly fades
    1:45
  20. 20.
    The Land of Smiles: Act III. Finale, Act Three: The sun which shines here
    6:05

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