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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 ).
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.
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'.
List of operas and operettas by Franz Lehár. This is a complete list of the operas and operettas of the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár (1870–1948).
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 ...
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. He wrote some 30 operettas, the most famous and enduring of which is The Merry Widow ( Die lustige Witwe ), which has achieved worldwide popularity. Lehár's Musical Style.
Sep 3, 2021 · 127. 9.4K views 2 years ago. Collins Classics is pleased to present the official audio for Carl Davis and the Munich Symphony Orchestra's performance of 'The Merry Widow' by Franz Lehár....
