In the first audience discussion of the year following the performance of Lisa’s Land of Smiles, the focus will be on exploring ambivalences: operetta expert Kevin Clarke and music theatre historian Daniel Molnár will discuss the contradictions in Franz Lehár’s personality: his collaboration with predominantly Jewish colleagues and his position as Hitler’s favourite and the political dimension of operetta then and now. We will ask how we can deal with this legacy today.
Concept and Moderation: Änne-Marthe Kühn
LISAS LAND DES LÄCHELNS
A dating operetta based on Franz Lehár by Abigél Varga (music) and Elisabeth Pape (lyrics)