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Franz Lehár ( / ˈleɪhɑːr / 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 ).
Mar 21, 2024 · Franz Lehár (born April 30, 1870, Komárom, Hung., Austria-Hungary—died Oct. 24, 1948, Bad Ischl, Austria) was a Hungarian composer of operettas who achieved worldwide success with Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow).
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This is a complete list of the operas and operettas of the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár (1870–1948). List of operas and operettas. References. Lamb, Andrew (1992), "Lehár, Franz" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7. Operone list of Lehár's works, accessed 15 May 2009.
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'.
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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.
Franz Lehár. 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 ...