• Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) 
• Childhood and youth
• Engagement as violinist (1888) 
• Military bandmaster in Losoncz (1890) 
• „Kukuschka" - the first opera (1895 - 96)
• „Gold and Silver" -breakthrough fo the individuality (1902)
• Conductor at the Theater an der Wien - „Wiener Frauen"
• „The Merry Widow" - a world success (1905)
• Style of living - marriage
• New successes 1909/1910
• „Das Fürstenkind"
• Der Graf von Luxemburg"
• „Zigeunerliebe"

1914-1948

• World War I
• Post-war years
• World successes of the twenties
• „Paganini"
• „Der Zarewitsch" and „Friederike"
• „Das Land des Lächelns"
• The "conquest" of the opera house of Vienna: „Giuditta"
• Late years

Memorial places and important places in Austria for Lehár's life

Further reading