There are 4 recordings of Schön ist die Welt by Franz Lehár on file

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1 1942(RA) - Lehár Franz - Wiener Rundfunk*

2 1954?(SE) - Sandauer Heinz - Das große Funkorchester von Radio Wien*

3 1957(SE) - Fox Frank - Das FFB-Orchester*

4 1960?(SE) - Richter Kurt - Großes Wiener Operetten-Orchester*

*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO

Schön ist die Welt by Franz Lehár performed in German

Conductor Franz Lehár - 1942(RA)

Orchestra - Wiener Rundfunk

Chorus - Wiener Rundfunk

Der König - Egon von Jordan

Kronprinz Georg - Anton Dermota

Herzogin Maria Brankenhorst - Maria Waldner

Elisabeth - Adele Kern

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Compact Disc - BEL AGE BLA 103 353

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 1996 p.45

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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.6 July/August 1996 p.219

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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.57

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Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.92

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American Record Guide - May/June Vol.59 No.3 p.265

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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.51

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Schön ist die Welt by Franz Lehár performed in German

Conductor Heinz Sandauer - 1954?(SE)

Orchestra - Das große Funkorchester von Radio Wien

Chorus - Akademiekammerchor

Kronprinz Georg - Walter Anton Dotzer

Elisabeth - Gerda Scheyrer

Mercedes - Friedl Pöltinger

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Black Disc - Philips 423 155 PE {1x45-EP}; Philips PR 10215 (+Friederike - excerpts) {1x10in-LP}

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Luister - October/November 1955 p.16 [FB]

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Comments:- Toni Niessner also takes part in these excerpts

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Schön ist die Welt by Franz Lehár performed in German

Conductor Frank Fox - 1957(SE)

Orchestra - Das FFB-Orchester

Chorus - Günther-Arndt-Chor

Kronprinz Georg - Rudolf Schock

Elisabeth - Renate Holm

Mercedes - Renate Holm

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Black Disc - Electrola 83 452 (+Der Vogelhändler - excerpts) {1LP} Electrola 1C 047 28839 (+Der Vogelhändler - excerpts) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Disky «Kaiserliche Operette» KO 86344-2 (+Friederike - highlights) {1CD} (1995)ª; EMI «Classics» 5 75738-2 (+Die lustige Witwe - excerpts) {1CD} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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Schön ist die Welt by Franz Lehár performed in German

Conductor Kurt Richter - 1960?(SE)

Orchestra - Großes Wiener Operetten-Orchester

Chorus - Chor von Radio Wien

Der König - Leo Heppe

Kronprinz Georg - Karl Terkal

Elisabeth - Lotte Rysanek

Mercedes - Christine Spierenburg

Sascha - Horst Heinrich Braun

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Black Disc - Philips 430751 PE {1x45-EP}; Philips P 13511 RR {1x10in-LP} Philips 840208 PY (+Die Dubarry - excerpts) {1LP} Fontana 701 516 WPY (+Der Graf von Luxemburg - excerpts) {1LP} Epic LC 3758 (+Die Dubarry - excerpts) {1LP} (USA); Epic BC 1117 (+Die Dubarry - excerpts) {1LP} (USA)

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

High Fidelity Magazine - September 1961 Vol.11 No.9 p.96 [CLO]

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Comments:- The cast also includes Margit Opawsky and Else Liebensberg

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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