''Endlich allein'' (''Alone at Last'') is an operetta by composer

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. It uses a German language libretto by

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and

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. It premiered on 30 January 1914 at the

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. It was revised, with a text by and

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

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.Endlich allein at guidetomusicaltheatre.com
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and

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, 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

Notes Sources * {{Franz Lehár 1914 operas German-language operettas Operas by Franz Lehár Operas