O Vaterland... Da geh' ich zu Maxim Franz Lehár / Arr. Jos van de Braak

Titel / Title: O Vaterland... Da geh' ich zu Maxim
Untertitel / Subtitle: from the Operetta Die lustige Witwe
Herausgeber / Publisher: Baton Music
Instrumentation: Tenor and concert band
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: Baton Music vocal series
from the Operetta Die lustige Witwe

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talents to the operetta. Die lustige Witwe was not only the start of a new flourishing period, it is also one of the absolute highlights in the whole operetta-repertoire. The song 'O Vaterland... Da geh'ich zu Maxim' is known as the 'entrance song' of Danilo and sung in the first act of the operetta.