TRACKLIST:
1. Overture
Act One:
2. Introduction and Entrance: Three cheers for Lisa
3. This isn't the only time
4. I tremble whenever I enter this room
5. Now will you join me in a little cup of tea?
6. Before the window of my beloved
7. Finale, Act One: We are alone
Act Two:
8. Prelude
9. Entrance of Sou Chong
10. Ah, who has given us our dream come true?
11. In pagodas 'cross the nation
12. Love for me, and Love for you
13. My heart belongs to you!
14. I long for my homeland, so far away
15. Chinese Wedding Procession
16. Finale, Act Two: I forbid you to go!
Act Three:
17. Love cannot fail
18. Zig, zig, zig!
19. It's strange how happiness so quickly fades
20. Finale, Act Three: The sun which shines here
Sung in English by an impressive cast, the rarely recorded operettas The Czarevitch and The Land of Smiles are sure to delight. The music of Franz Lehar under the direction of Richard Bonynge is a perfect match. Bonynge delights in rediscovering neglected masterpieces and bringing them to the fore. These works are well known for their demanding tenor roles. On these recordings, Jerry Hadley handles the roles with style and ease.
“Jerry Hadley is a fine singing actor, but he is also a superb tenor who brings out the full romantic appeal of the big Act 2 aria. As Lisa, Nancy Gustafson applies her clear soprano to Lehar’s exquisite vocal writing, and her duet with Hadley, “Ah, who has given us our dream come true?”, shows the pair to perfection. In the buffo numbers, Naomi Itami and Lynton Atkinson provide the necessary contrast…. “ Gramophone
