April 30 - Franz Lehár (The Musical Birthday Series)

Franz Lehár (30 Apr 1870 -24 Oct 1948) was one of the greatest of operetta composers.  In the United States, he is largely known only for The Merry Widow and a handful of favorite arias from other operettas. In the German-speaking countries he is still actively staged.

Do I Hear A(nother) Waltz?

Franz Lehár, of course, had his faults,

But he certainly could write a waltz.

There are some that you'll know,

And then you can go,

And find dozens you don’t, in the vaults.