Comments on: Ethnic Exoticism & Chinese Stereotypes. Or: Lehár’s “Das Land des Lächelns” At The Mörbisch Summer Festival 2019 http://operetta-research-center.org/racism-chinese-stereotypes-das-land-des-lachelns-morbisch-summer-festival/ The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:54:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Bill White http://operetta-research-center.org/racism-chinese-stereotypes-das-land-des-lachelns-morbisch-summer-festival/#comment-7367 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:59:17 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=17871#comment-7367 The 2019 production of Das Land des Lachens from Morbisch will reportedly be issued in DVD on Videoland 025, although no one seems to have it in stock yet. There is a clip of the trailer on You Tube.

Personally, I have more trouble with the dated sexual stereotypes from that long past era than with the racial ones. I also enjoy Netrebko in any type of costuming and make-up she wants to put on. It’s all about the singing!

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