Der Zarewitsch (1984)

Opname uit 1980, met o.a. René Kollo, Iwan Rebroff en Lucia Popp, van operette uit 1927. Het boekje bevat geen libretto, maar wel beschrijvingen per bedrijf. "Der Zarewitsch is representative of the last phase of the "silver age" of operetta. It takes on an aura of serious opera and symphonic music, it includes subject matter that one also finds in the cinema of the time; and the vocal writing shows the influence of Puccini. Lehár's orchestration is refined in its use of colorful contrasts, and the stage roles are precisely characterized musically. The vocal writing in Der Zarewitsch is unabashedly lyrical, perhaps because Lehár was certain of the quality of the performers he would have for the work's first performance. " (Allmusic)