Endlich allein (Alone at Last) is an operetta by composer Franz Lehár. It uses a German language libretto by A. M. Willner and Robert Bodanzky. It premiered on 30 January 1914 at the Theater an der Wien.
It was revised, with a text by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda, under the name Schön ist die Welt and given on 3 December 1930 at the Metropol in Berlin.Endlich allein at guidetomusicaltheatre.com The leading roles were taken by Gitta Alpar and Richard Tauber, who recorded several excerpts for the Odeon Records company.
Roles RoleVoice typePremiere Cast, 30 January 1914 (Conductor:)The King baritone Paul GuttmannElisabeth soprano Louise KartouschDuchess Maria Brankenhorst mezzo-soprano Mizzi SchulzCrown Prince Georg tenor Hubert MarischkaMercedes soprano Mizzi GüntherCount Sascha Karlowitsch tenor Ernst Tautenhayn
Recordings Lehár: Schön ist die Welt, Munich Radio Orchestra Conductor: Ulf Schirmer Principal singers: Elena Mosuc, Isabella Stettner, Masako Goda, Andreas Hirtreiter, Roland Kandlbinder Recording date: 2004 Label: CPO Records 777 055-2 (CD)
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