Johann Strauss II
1825 – 1899 · Austrian · 9 operas in the catalogue
Johann Baptist Strauss II (; German: [ˈjoːhan bapˈtɪst ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (German: Johann Strauß Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas, as well as a violinist. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", as he played a major role in popularizing the waltz in the 19th century. Some of Johann Strauss's most famous works include "The Blue Danube", "Kaiser-Walzer" (Emperor Waltz), "Tales from the Vienna Woods", "Frühlingsstimmen" (Voices of Spring), and the "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka". Among his operettas, Die Fledermaus and Der Zigeunerbaron are the best known. Strauss was the son of Johann Strauss I and his first wife Maria Anna Streim. The two younger brothers, Josef and Eduard Strauss, also became composers of light music, although they were never as well known as their brother.
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Operas in the Opera Almanac Catalogue
- 1873 Der Karneval in Rom, 1873 German
- 1874 Die Fledermaus, 1874 German
- 1875 Cagliostro in Wien, 1875 German
- 1878 Blindekuh, 1878 German
- 1880 Das Spitzentuch der Königin, 1880 German
- 1881 Der lustige Krieg, 1881 German
- 1883 Eine Nacht in Venedig, 1883 German
- 1897 Die Göttin der Vernunft, 1897 German
- n/a Die Fledermaus discography