The Tauberlied
Lavishly produced, the show was built largely around the performance of the tenor Richard Tauber, a close friend of Lehár's, for whom he customarily wrote a Tauberlied —a signature tune exploiting the exceptional qualities of his voice— in each of his later operettas. On this occasion it was "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" ("You are my heart's delight"), probably the most famous of all the Tauberlieder. Tauber also appeared in the show in London, singing countless encores of his song.
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