''Endlich allein'' (''Alone at Last'') is an

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

by composer

Franz Lehár Franz Lehár ( ; ; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is '' The Merry Widow'' (''Die lustige Witwe''). Life and career L ...

. It uses a German language

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by A. M. Willner and Robert Bodanzky. It premiered on 30 January 1914 at the

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. It was revised, with a text by

Ludwig Herzer Ludwig Herzer, born Ludwig Herzl, (born 18 March 1872 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, died 17 April 1939 in St. Gallen, Switzerland) was an Austrian physician and librettist. Life Ludwig Herzl, later better known under his pseudonym ''Ludwig Her ...

and

Fritz Löhner-Beda Fritz Löhner-Beda (24 June 1883 – 4 December 1942), born Bedřich Löwy, was an Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer. Once nearly forgotten, many of his songs and tunes remain popular today. He was murdered in Auschwitz III Monowitz conce ...

, under the name ''Schön ist die Welt'' and given on 3 December 1930 at the Metropol in

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.Endlich allein at guidetomusicaltheatre.com
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and

Richard Tauber Richard Tauber (16 May 1891, Linz – 8 January 1948, London) was an Austrian lyric tenor and film actor. He performed the tenor role in numerous operas, including ''Don Giovanni'' by Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte. Early life Richard Tauber was b ...

, who recorded several excerpts for the

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company.

Roles

Recordings

*Lehár: ''Schön ist die Welt'', Munich Radio Orchestra **Conductor:

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**Principal singers: Elena Mosuc, Isabella Stettner, Masako Goda, Andreas Hirtreiter, Roland Kandlbinder **Recording date: 2004 **Label: CPO Records 777 055-2 (CD)

References

* {{Authority control 1914 operas German-language operettas Operas by Franz Lehár Operas