In Hungary, the Franz Lehar operetta “Gypsy Love” is regarded as a national treasure, revived frequently and always popular at the box office. American audiences are familiar with the often-produced ...

Franz Lehár has written 13 shows including The Count of Luxembourg (Composer), The Merry Widow (Composer), The Merry Widow Burlesque (Composer), Gypsy Love (Composer), The Count of Luxembourg ...

“Americans,” Franz Lehar once complained, “know me only as the creator of The Merry Widow” But how well they knew The Merry Widow! In 1907, the Widow’s gay Viennese charm had captured Broadway. Merry ...

Franz Lehar's bright, carefree music will probably always have a home on New Year's Day programs, such as the Vienna Philharmonic's famous annual concert. The Slovak Radio Symphony didn't need the new ...

Lehár was thirty-five years old when, quite by chance, he was given the opportunity to set to music a libretto by Viktor Leon and Leo Stein. The pair had already had successes with operettas by Johann ...

THE STATE Theatre in Košice will premiere Franz Lehár's most famous operetta Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) on September 24 and 25 at 19:00.Referred to as the "queen of operettas" the work was ...

Gold und Silber, 'Gold and Silver' Franz Lehár, Composer Franz Lehár, Conductor Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra Wiener Frauen, 'Viennese Women' Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra Franz Lehár, Composer Franz Lehár, ...