The Merry Widow ballet - finale

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The Merry Widow ballet is an exquisite adaptation of Franz Lehar's romantic operetta. The score was adapted by John Lanchbery and Alan Abott, who retained the style of Lehar's orchestration. The ballet was created for The Australian Ballet by Sir Robert Helpmann, with choreography by Ronald Hynd and sumptuous stage decor by Desmond Heeley. In this performance, leading dancers are Steven Heathcote and Lisa Pavane.

Caballé and Carreras in Prague - Die lustige Witwe (Lippen schweigen)

Franz Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (Lippen schweigen) Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras 1/5/1994 Praha / Prague - Rudolfinum Česká filharmonie/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Řídí/conducted: Enrique Ricci

Franz Lehar count of luxembourg - waltz ballet

Franz Lehár - Giuditta (Walzer, Waltz)

Giuditta ist einer von Lehars elektrisierenden Konzertwalzern, die sich aus berühmten Melodien seiner Operetten zusammensetzen. Bei Giuditta ist es Musik aus der gleichnamigen Operette. Das Bild zeigt das Lehár-Denkmal im Wiener Stadtpark. - Magnificent Giuditta-Waltz on themes from "Giuditta"

My Choice - Franz Lehár: Wilde Rosen Walzer (Wild Roses Waltz)

Wilde Rosen Walzer - Wild Roses Waltz - by Franz Lehár. Lehár was born in the northern part of Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Komárno, Slovakia), the eldest son of a bandmaster in the Infantry Regiment No. 50 of the Austro-Hungarian Army. Franz studied violin and composition at the Prague Conservatory, where his violin teacher was Antonín Bennewitz, 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 The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe) -- but he also wrote sonatas, symphonic poems, marches, and a number of waltzes (the most popular being Gold und Silber, composed for Princess Pauline von 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 (Das Land des Lächelns).

Franz Lehár - Adria Walzer (Adria Waltz)

Ein eher unbekanntes Stück von Franz Lehar. Mehr als wert, neu entdeckt zu werden! In diesem hinreissenden Walzer sind Lebenslust, Fröhlichkeit und Beschwingtheit mit einem Hauch des Südens vereint.

Jonas Kaufmann ⭐ ♫ Dein ist mein ganzes Herz/von Franz Lehár

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Jonas Kaufmann singt aus der Operette 'Das Land des Lächelns' von Franz Lehár "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz". - Wiener Opernball 2017, Wiener Staatsopernorchester, Dirigentin: Speranza Scappucci

Franz Lehar - His Music and Life

Born: April 30, 1870 Komarom Hungary

Died: October 24, 1948 (aged 78) Bad Ischl Austria

Notable Works: “The Merry Widow”

Franz Lehár, (born April 30, 1870, Komárom, Hung., Austria-Hungary—died Oct. 24, 1948, Bad Ischl, Austria), 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. In 1896 he produced his operetta Kukuschka. In The Merry Widow (1905), with libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, Lehár created a new style of Viennese operetta, introducing waltz tunes and imitations of the Parisian cancan dances as well as a certain satirical element. Its success was such that two years later it was played at Buenos Aires at five theatres simultaneously. Many other operettas by Lehár followed and became well known in England and the United States under their English titles. Among them were The Man with Three Wives (1908), The Count of Luxembourg (1909), Gypsy Love (1910), and The Land of Smiles (1923). Several of his works were filmed, including The Merry Widow and The Land of Smiles. He wrote a single grand opera, Giuditta (1934), which was less successful.

Franz Lehár - Das Land des Lächelns - 'Dein ist mein ganzes Herz' - LAND OF SMILE