Fact file
| Year of birth | 1870 |
| Year of death | 1948 |
| Nationality | Slovakia |
| Period | Romantic |
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StockholmThe Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe)
Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Ole Anders Tandberg; Royal Swedish Opera; Erlend Birkeland; Maria Geber; Elin Rombo; Jeremy Carpenter
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
Latest reviewsSee more...
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.
Wrong rep sinks opera evening at the Concertgebouw
Mismatching between programme and performers resulted in a disappointing evening of operatic all-time favourites.