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Franz Lehár (1918) By Charles Scolik
Franz Lehár ( ; ; 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''). Life and career Lehár was born in the northern part of Komárno, Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary (1867–1918), Kingdom of Hungary (now Komárno, Slovakia), the eldest son of Franz Lehar Sr. (1838–1898), an Austrian conducting, bandmaster in the Infantry Regiment No. 50 of the Austro-Hungarian Army and Christine Neubrandt (1849–1906), a Hungarian woman from a family of German descent. He grew up speaking only Hungarian until the age of 12. He later put an acute accent above the ''a'' of his father's surname ''Lehar'' to indicate the pronunciation of the vowel as , in accordance with Hungarian orthography. While his younger brother Anton Lehár, Anton entered cadet school in Vienna to become a professional officer, Franz studied violin at the Prague Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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