Das Fuerstenkind (The Prince's Child) has always been an "insider's tip" in Leh+ír's oeuvre, and the composer himself regarded this robbers' tale from Greece premiered in 1909 as one of his best works. It was also his problem child because it never became a sensational success. The reason may have been due to the works blurring of boundaries between opera and operetta.
Das Fuerstenkind (The Prince's Child) has always been an "insider's tip" in Leh+ír's oeuvre, and the composer himself regarded this robbers' tale from Greece premiered in 1909 as one of his best works. It was also his problem child because it never became a sensational success. The reason may have been due to the works blurring of boundaries between opera and operetta.
