Der Zarewitsch
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Der Zarewitsch (The Tsarevich) is an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár. The German libretto was by Heinz Reichert and Béla Jenbach, based on a play in Polish by Gabriele Zapolska.
The Tsarevich of the story is Peter the Great's son Alexei, though the operetta is set at the end of the 19th century and follows a different plot, albeit with an unhappy ending.
The work received its first performance at the Deutsches Künstlertheater in Berlin on 16 February 1927, with Richard Tauber and Rita Georg in the leading roles.
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[edit] Main roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 16 February, 1927 (Conductor: - ) |
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| Tsarevich | tenor | Richard Tauber |
| Iwan, a valet | baritone | |
| Mascha, Iwan's wife | soprano | |
| Sonja | soprano | Rita Georg |
| Olga | ||
| Vera | ||
| Grand Duke | spoken |
[edit] Famous arias
- Es steht ein Soldat am Wolgastrand (A soldier stands on the bank of the Volga)
- Duet: Dich nur allein, nenn' ich mein (You alone take I for mine)
- Einer wird kommen (Someone will come)
- Volga song: Allein, wieder allein (Alone, again alone)
- Willst du? (Do you want to?)
- Duet: Warum hat jeder Frühling, ach, nur einen Mai (Why does every spring have only one May?)
[edit] Sources
Zarewitsch, Der by Andrew Lamb, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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