List of operas and operettas by Franz Lehár explained

This is a complete list of the operas and operettas of the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár (1870–1948).__TOC__

List of operas and operettas

TitleGenreActsLibrettoPremiere
DateVenue
Der KürassierOperaG. Rutherincomplete (composed 1891/92)
RodrigoOperaRudolf Mlčochunperformed (composed 1893)
Kukuška / Tatjana Opera3 actsFelix Falzari27 November 1896Leipzig, Stadttheater
Arabella, der KubanerinOperettaG. Schmidtincomplete (composed 1901)
Das Klub-BabyOperettaViktor Léonincomplete (composed 1901)
Der Klavierstimmer (Wiener Frauen)Operetta3 acts and Emil Norini21 November 1902Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Der RastelbinderOperettaprelude and 2 actsViktor Léon20 December 1902Vienna, Carltheater
Der GöttergatteOperettaprelude and 2 actsViktor Léon and Leo Stein20 January 1904Vienna, Carltheater
Die JuxheiratOperetta3 actsJulius Bauer21 December 1904Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Die lustige Witwe / The Merry WidowOperetta3 actsViktor Léon and Leo Stein, after L'attaché d'ambassade by Henri Meilhac30 December 1905Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Der Schlüssel zum Paradies (revised version of Der Klavierstimmer)Operetta3 actsEmil Norini and Julius HorstOctober 1906Leipzig
Peter und Paul schlafen ins SchlaraffenlandMagical fairy tale1 actFritz Grünbaum and Robert Bodanzky1 December 1906Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Mitislaw der ModerneOperetta1 actFritz Grünbaum and Robert Bodanzky5 January 1907Vienna, Die Hölle
Der Mann mit den drei FrauenOperetta3 actsJulius Bauer, after Alexandre Bisson's Le contrôleur des wagon-lits21 January 1908Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Das FürstenkindOperettaprelude and 3 actsViktor Léon, after Edmond About's Le Roi des montagnes7 October 1909Vienna, Johann Strauss Theater
Der Graf von LuxemburgOperettaprelude and 3 actsAlfred Maria Willner and Robert Bodanzky12 November 1909, revised version 4 March 1937Vienna, Theater an der Wien, revised version Berlin,
Zigeunerliebe (Gipsy Love)romantic operetta3 actsAlfred Maria Willner and Robert Bodanzky8 January 1910Vienna, Carltheater
Eva (Das Fabriksmädel)Operetta3 actsAlfred Maria Willner and Robert Bodanzky24 November 1911Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Rosenstock und EdelweissSingspiel1 actJulius Bauer1 December 1912Vienna
Die ideale Gattin (revised version of Der Göttergatte)Operetta3 actsJulius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald, after Die Zwillingsschwester by Ludwig Fulda11 October 1913Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Endlich alleinOperetta3 actsAlfred Maria Willner and Robert Bodanzky30 January 1914Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Der SternguckerOperetta3 actsFritz Löhner-Beda14 January 1916Vienna
Wo die Lerche singt / Where the Lark Sings (Hungarian: A pacsirta)Operetta3 actsAlfred Maria Willner and, after a sketch by Ferenc Martos after Dorf und Stadt by Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer1 January 1918Budapest, Royal Opera
Die blaue MazurOperetta3 actsLeo Stein and Bela Jenbach28 May 1920Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Die Tangokönigin (revised version of Die ideale Gattin)Operetta3 actsJulius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald9 September 1921Vienna,
FrühlingSingspiel1 actRudolf Eger20 January 1922Vienna
La danza delle libellule (revised version of Der Sterngucker)Operetta3 actsCarlo Lombardo14 January 1922Milan, Teatro Lirico
Operetta3 actsAlfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert12 May 1922Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Die gelbe JackeOperetta3 actsViktor Léon9 February 1923Vienna, Theater an der Wien
Libellentanz (revised version of La danza delle libellule)OperettaCarlo Lombardo and Alfred Maria Willner21 March 1923Vienna, Stadttheater
Clo-CloOperetta3 actsBéla Jenbach, after Der Schrei nach dem Kinde by Julius Horst and Alexander Engel8 March 1924Vienna, Bürgertheater
PaganiniOperetta3 acts and Béla Jenbach30 October 1925Vienna, Johann Strauss Theater
Gigolette (revised version of La danza delle libellule)Operetta3 actsCarlo Lombardo and Giovacchino Forzano30 October 1926Milan, Teatro Lirico
Der ZarewitschOperetta3 actsHeinz Reichert and Béla Jenbach, after Gabriela Zapolska's Carewicz21 February 1927Berlin, Deutsches Künstlertheater
Frühlingsmädel (revised version of Frühling)Singspiel1 actRudolf Eger29 May 1928Berlin,
FriederikeSingspiel3 acts and Fritz Löhner-Beda4 October 1928Berlin, Metropol Theater
Das Land des Lächelns / The Land of Smiles (revised version of Die gelbe Jacke)Romantic operetta3 actsLudwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda, after Viktor Léon10 October 1929Berlin, Metropol Theater
Schön ist die Welt (revised version of Endlich allein)Operetta3 actsLudwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda3 December 1930Berlin, Metropol Theater
Der Fürst der Berge (revised version of Das Fürstenkind)Operetta23 September 1932Berlin, Nollendorfplatz
Giudittamusical comedy5 scenesPaul Knepler and Fritz Löhner-Beda20 January 1934Vienna State Opera
Garabonciás diák (The Wandering Scholar, revised version of Zigeunerliebe)romantic Singspiel3 actsVincze, Ernő Innocent20 February 1943Budapest, Royal Opera

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