Lehar: Der Zarewitsch
) | Label: ORF Catalog: VLMD017 Format: DVD This DVD production from Videoland captures a 2010 performance from the Seefestspiele Moerbisch Austria Festival of Franz Lehár’s three-act operetta Der Zarewitsch (The Tsarevich). Conducted by Rudolf Bibl, the cast features Harald Serafin, Tiberius Simu as The Tsarevich, Alexandra Reinprecht and Marko Kathol, among others. Following on the heels of his ‘Paganini’ success of 1925, this work also related to historical figures in the form of Tsar Peter the Great Alexei, his son, and Sonja, with whom his love affair is fated to end with the death of his father and his inevitable Tsarist obligations. Price: $42.98 |