Fact file
| Year of birth | 1870 |
| Year of death | 1948 |
| Nationality | Slovakia |
| Period | Romantic |
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ZürichDas Land des Lächelns
Lehár: The Land of Smiles (Das Land des Lächelns), operetta
Fabio Luisi; Andreas Homoki; Zurich Opera; Wolfgang Gussmann; Piotr Beczała; Julia Kleiter
LeedsDie Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Martin André; Giles Havergal; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Geoffrey Dolton; Quirijn de Lang
Newcastle upon TyneDie Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Martin André; Giles Havergal; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Geoffrey Dolton; Quirijn de Lang
HullDie Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Martin André; Giles Havergal; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Geoffrey Dolton; Quirijn de Lang
NottinghamDie Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Martin André; Giles Havergal; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Geoffrey Dolton; Quirijn de Lang
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An utterly charming night with The Merry Widow
The Australian Ballet shines in a gloriously romantic and sumptuous staging of The Merry Widow.
La Fenice's superb new Widow is always Merry, even without sequins and ostrich feathers
Damiano Michieletto's new production in Venice sets the operetta in the 1950s.
Stars and the score shine in The Count of Luxembourg
Baritone Kay Stiefermann steals hearts at the eponymous Count of Luxembourg, in an operetta so charming that neither musical missteps nor a mixed-up staging can sink it.
The Met's Merry Widow fails to convince
A conventional and quite predictable staging of Lehár’s most famous operetta was saved by dedicated musicians.
The (not so) Merry Widow in concert at the Liceu
The Gran Teatre del Liceu's revival of a shortened Merry Widow lacking some of the essence of this highly popular operetta.