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“WITH LOVE, FROM VIENNA” – By Des Kelly   He is most famous for his “operettas”, the most famous being “The Merry Widow”, but he also wrote Sonatas, Symphonic Poems & Marches. He also composed a number of Waltzes, the most popular being “Gold und Silber, composed for Princess Pauline von Metternich’s “Gold & Silver” Ball, January, 1902, some of which were drawn from his famous Operettas. Individual songs from some of the Operettas became “standards”, notably “Vilja” from the “Merry Widow”, and “You are my heart’s delight”, ftom “The Land Of Smiles”. His most ambitious work, “Giuditta” in 1934 is closer to “Opera” than Operetta. It contains the ever popular “On my lips, every kiss is like wine”. He was also associated with the Operatic Tenor, Richard Tauber, he lived in the beautiful City of Vienna. His name, Franz Lehar. Everyone who reads my “stories”, both “on-line” for eLanka ...