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    Franz Lehár (/ ˈ l eɪ h ɑːr / LAY-har; Hungarian: Lehár Ferenc [ˈlɛhaːr ˈfɛrɛnt͡s]; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas , of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow ( Die lustige Witwe ).

  2. Apr 30, 2024 · Franz Lehár was a Hungarian composer of operettas who achieved worldwide success with Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow). He studied at the Prague Conservatory. Encouraged by Antonín Dvořák to follow a musical career, Lehár traveled in Austria as a bandmaster from 1890.

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  3. Franz Lehár: meet the composer behind one of the most popular operas ever, The Merry Widow - Classical Music. Franz Lehár brought both huge popularity and a new respect to the world of operetta - and gave us 'The Merry Widow'.

  4. This is a complete list of the operas and operettas of the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár (1870–1948).

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  7. Sep 27, 2023 · Franz Lehár (born Komáron, Hungary 30 April 1870 ; died Bad Ischl 24 October 1948 ) The Austro-Hungarian composer and conductor Franz Lehár was the leading composer of operetta in the twentieth century, and responsible for giving the genre renewed vitality.

  8. The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe [diː ˈlʊstɪɡə ˈvɪtvə]) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists , Viktor Léon and Leo Stein , based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to keep her money in the principality by finding her the right husband – on an 1861 ...

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