Fact file
| Year of birth | 1870 |
| Year of death | 1948 |
| Nationality | Slovakia |
| Period | Romantic |
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BrugesLa Veuve joyeuse
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Brussels Philharmonic; Hervé Niquet; Flemish Radio Choir; François Pirette
BrusselsLa Veuve joyeuse
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Brussels Philharmonic; Hervé Niquet; Flemish Radio Choir; François Pirette
RoeselareLa Veuve joyeuse
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Brussels Philharmonic; Hervé Niquet; Flemish Radio Choir; François Pirette
LucerneSilvesterkonzert «Viva la Diva»
Handel, Porpora, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Dostal, Massenet, Stolz, Lehár, Strauss I, Holländer, Straus, Bernstein
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Simone Kermes; Willi Zimmermann
LondonStrauss Gala
Strauss II, Lehár
Orchestra of St John's; John Lubbock; Christopher Turner; Ilona Domnich
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An effervescent Merry Widow from State Opera in Adelaide
Joyful, enthusiastic singing, dancing and music combined for a very entertaining The Merry Widow with delightfully cast lead roles.
Opera North's energetic Merry Widow
Giles Havergal directs and Martin André conducts an energetic production of Franz Léhar's The Merry Widow at the Grand Theatre, Leeds.
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.
List of works
Das Land des Lächelns (The Land of Smiles)Der Zarewitsch: Einer wird kommenDie lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow): excerptsDie lustige Witwe: Vilja-LiedGiuditta: Meine Lippen sie kussen so heissGold und Silber Walzer, Op.79The Merry Widow: Lippen schweigen, 's flüstern GeigenZigeunerliebe (Gypsy Love)