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Mexican composer Augustin Lara (1897- 1970) was mainly a composer of songs used in movies and cabarets. It is said that Lara never learned musical notation. In total he wrote more than 700 songs. By t...

Le compositeur mexicain Augustin Lara (1897-1970) a surtout composé des chansons pour le cinéma et les cabarets. On dit que Lara n'a jamais appris la notation musicale. Au total, il a écrit plus de 70...

Mexican composer Augustin Lara (1897- 1970) was mainly a composer of songs used in movies and cabarets. It is said that Lara never learned musical notation. In total he wrote more than 700 songs. By t...

Le compositeur mexicain Augustin Lara (1897-1970) a surtout composé des chansons pour le cinéma et les cabarets. On dit que Lara n'a jamais appris la notation musicale. Au total, il a écrit plus de 70...

As a composer Franz Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to gif hi...

As a composer Franz Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to gif hi...

The operetta 'Wiener Blut' is set against the Vienna of the early nineteenth century, during the Congress of Vienna. At that time, the Biedermeier city was poised to become a pulsing metropolis, a cul...

The operetta 'Wiener Blut' is set against the Vienna of the early nineteenth century, during the Congress of Vienna. At that time, the Biedermeier city was poised to become a pulsing metropolis, a cul...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The duet 'Trinke Liebchen, trinke schnell' is sung by Alfredo and Ros...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The duet 'Trinke Liebchen, trinke schnell' is sung by Alfredo and Ros...

The operetta 'Wiener Blut' is set against the Vienna of the early nineteenth century, during the Congress of Vienna. At that time, the Biedermeier city was poised to become a pulsing metropolis, a cul...

The operetta 'Wiener Blut' is set against the Vienna of the early nineteenth century, during the Congress of Vienna. At that time, the Biedermeier city was poised to become a pulsing metropolis, a cul...

Der Zigeunerbaron est la deuxième opérette la plus populaire de Strauss après "Die Fledermaus". Sa création en 1885 a eu des résonances politiques ; l'intrigue popularise la double monarchie (austro-h...

Der Zigeunerbaron est la deuxième opérette la plus populaire de Strauss après "Die Fledermaus". Sa création en 1885 a eu des résonances politiques ; l'intrigue popularise la double monarchie (austro-h...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high...

En tant que compositeur, Lehár a commencé par des contributions au genre de l'opéra, mais le grand triomphe de sa première opérette, "Die lustige Witwe" (La veuve joyeuse), en 1905, lui a fait compren...

En tant que compositeur, Lehár a commencé par des contributions au genre de l'opéra, mais le grand triomphe de sa première opérette, Die lustige Witwe (La veuve joyeuse), en 1905, lui a fait comprendr...

En tant que compositeur, Lehár a commencé par des contributions au genre de l'opéra, mais le grand triomphe de sa première opérette, Die lustige Witwe (La veuve joyeuse), en 1905, lui a fait comprendr...

In Lehar's bittersweet operetta 'Giuditta', the beautiful heroine Giuditta abandons her husband to be with Octavio, an army captain. When he leaves her to pursue his military career, she becomes a nig...

In Lehar's bittersweet operetta 'Giuditta', the beautiful heroine Giuditta abandons her husband to be with Octavio, an army captain. When he leaves her to pursue his military career, she becomes a nig...

Rudolf Sieczynski (1879-1952) was an Austrian composer of Polish ancestry. His fame today rests almost exclusively on the nostalgic Viennese song Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dream...

Rudolf Sieczynski (1879-1952) was an Austrian composer of Polish ancestry. His fame today rests almost exclusively on the nostalgic Viennese song Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dream...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high a...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high a...