THEATER PREVIEW: 'The Merry Widow' waltzes into Eisenhower Hall Sunday afternoon with the London City Opera Company. Right from the start, Franz Lehar's "Merry Widow" was a commercial triumph. The ...

Not all that glitters is gold, but a waltz commissioned by royalty for a fancy ball certainly is. The Orchestra of the Suisse Romande, led by Armin Jordan, plays Franz Lehar's Silver and Gold Waltz.

“Americans,” Franz Lehar once complained, “know me only as the creator of The Merry Widow” But how well they knew The Merry Widow! In 1907, the Widow’s gay Viennese charm had captured Broadway. Merry ...

The latest news and top stories on Franz Lehár. Known as a prominent Austro-Hungarian composer, he is celebrated for his operettas, most notably 'The Merry Widow', which achieved worldwide success and ...

Although the 1-2-3 of a waltz rhythm is simplicity itself, bending rhythm to the curve of the music -- finding its infectious lilt -- marks the difference between a good conductor and a literal ...