Franz Lehár: "The Merry Widow" Overture | The Orchestra Now

Published: 30 October 2023
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The Orchestra Now (TŌN), conducted by Leon Botstein, performs Franz Lehár's "The Merry Widow" Overture in a livestreamed concert from the Fisher Center at Bard on September 17, 2023.
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Franz Lehár
Born: 4/30/1870 in Komáron, Hungary
Died: 10/24/1948 at age 78 in Bad Ischl, Austria

Operetta Written: 1905, at age 35
Operetta Premiered: 12/30/1905 at Theater an der Wien in Vienna; Lehár, conductor
Overture Written: 1940, at age 69
Overture Premiered: 4/1940 in Vienna at the composer’s 70th birthday concert; Vienna Philharmonic

Concert notes by TŌN trumpet player Forrest Albano at https://ton.bard.edu/franz-lehars-the...

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