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Franz Lehár
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Franz Lehár (Lehár Ferenc 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was a Hungarian composer, mainly known for his operettas. Lehár was born in Komárom, Hungary (now Komarno, Slovakia), as the eldest son of a bandmaster in the army. He studied violin and composition at the Prague Conservatory but was advised by Antonín Dvořák to focus on composing music. After graduation in 1899 he joined his father's band in Vienna, as assistant bandmaster. In 1902 he became conductor at the historic Vienna Theater an der Wien, where his first opera Wiener Frauen was performed in November of that year. He is most famous for his operettas - the most successful of which is Víg özvegy ("The Merry Widow" "die lustige Witwe"), but he also wrote sonatas, symphonic poems, marches, and a number of waltzes, the most popular being Arany és ezüst ("Gold und Silber"), composed for Princess Metternich's "Gold and Silver' Ball, January 1902) some of which were drawn from his famous operettas. Individual songs from some of the operettas have become standards, notably "Vilja" from The Merry Widow and "You Are My Heart's Delight" ("Dein ist mein ganzes Herz") from The Land of Smiles. Lehár was also associated with the operatic tenor Richard Tauber, who sang in many of his operettas, beginning with Frasquita (1922), in which Lehar once again found a suitable post-war style. Between 1925 and 1934 he wrote six operettas specifically for Tauber's voice. By 1935 he decided to form his own publishing house to maximize
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Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz
9,1192Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) (2000 - Remaster): XIV. Lippen schweigen (Danilo/Hanna)
3,1223Lehár: Die lustige Witwe, Act 2: Vilja-Lied. "Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein" (Hanna)
9624Lehár: Die lustige Witwe, Act 2: Vilja-Lied (Hanna)
9415Lehár / Arr. Schifrin: Around the World: Lippen Schweigen (From "The Merry Widow") [Live]
9136Act II: Wie eine Rosenknospe (Camille, Valencienne)
9067Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Act 2: Vilja Song
7518Lehár / Arr Schifrin: Around the World Part 8: Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) - 'Lippen Schweigen'
7129Merry Widow Waltz
69810Die lustige Witwe, Act II: No. 10b, Valse moderato
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Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe
LEHAR: The Merry Widow (Schwartzkopf, Kunz, Gedda) (1953)
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Franz Lehár: Die lustige Witwe
The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe)
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The 50 Greatest Opera Arias
LEHAR: Le comte de Luxembourg / Frederique / Giuditta (excerpts)
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José Carreras Classics
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Lehar: Sterngucker (Der) [Operetta] / Overture to Rosenstock und Edelweiss
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Lehár: The Merry Widow
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Du bist die Welt für mich
The Lehár Dinasty - Marches
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New Year's Concert 2017 / Neujahrskonzert 2017