The Land of Smiles is a 1929 romantic operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár. The German language libretto was by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda. The performance duration is about 100 minutes.
The composer
Berlin, 1930
Franz Lehár was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow.
Lehár in 1906
Lehár at the piano in his apartment in Vienna, 1918
Lehár Villa in Bad Ischl (near Salzburg), the composer's summer residence from 1912, now a museum
Image: Bain News Service Franz Lehár