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| Franz Lehár
(1870 - 1948)
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| 1870 |
Born 30 April, in Komáron, Hungary, the son of a military bandmaster |
| 1882 |
Studies the violin at the Prague Conservatory |
| 1889 |
Joins Austrian army and becomes the youngest ever military bandmaster |
| 1896 |
Writes first opera, Kukuska |
| 1902 |
Leaves army and becomes conductor at the Theatre an der Vien, Vienna, where he directs successful premiere of his first operetta, Wiener Frauen |
| 1905 |
Sensational success of his operetta, The Merry Widow |
| 1924 |
Marries Sophie Meth |
| 1925 |
Begins to write for Austrian tenor Richard Tauber |
| 1929 |
Tauber stars in Lehár's The Land of Smiles |
| 1934 |
Premiere of opera Giuditta, his last major work |
| 1939 |
Remains in Austria during World War II |
| 1948 |
Dies 24 October, at his villa in Bad Ischl, Austria |
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