Ever-popular masterpiece of light opera in the first affordable, complete score for piano and voice, reprinted directly from the first English translation (1907) published by Chappell & Co., London. List of numbers.
The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe) was first performed at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 30 December 1905.
Franz Lehár (Ferenc Lehár) 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948 was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe).