"The Lustful Witwe" (English: The Lustful Witwe)

Japanese: 《Die lustige Witwe》(英語表記)DielustigeWitwe
"The Lustful Witwe" (English: The Lustful Witwe)

…The son of a German military bandmaster and a Hungarian woman, Lehár studied violin and composition at the Prague Conservatory, and after being drafted, he devoted himself to composing while serving as a military bandmaster. In 1902, he left the military to concentrate on composing and conducting, and achieved an unprecedented success in the history of operetta with “The Merry Widow,” which premiered in Vienna in 1905. After World War I, he lost popularity to popular music from America, but he regained it with a series of works he wrote for the famous tenor Richard Tauber (1891-1948), including “The Land of Smiles” (1929). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Die lustige Witwe" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ドイツ人軍楽隊長とハンガリー人の女性を両親とするレハールは,プラハ音楽院でバイオリンと作曲を修め,応召して軍楽隊長を務めながら作曲に励んだ。1902年に軍務を退いて作曲と指揮に専念し,05年ウィーンで初演した《メリー・ウィドウDie lustige Witwe》でオペレッタ史上空前の成功を収めた。第1次大戦後はアメリカから押し寄せたポピュラー音楽に人気を奪われたが,名テノール歌手タウバーRichard Tauber(1891‐1948)のために書いた一連の作品(《ほほえみの国》1929など)で人気を回復した。…

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