Der Göttergatte
Music by Franz Lehár · libretto by Viktor Léon · premiered 1904
Der Göttergatte (The Divine Husband) is an operetta, originally with a prelude and two acts, by composer Franz Lehár. It used a German language libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, and premiered on 20 January 1904 at the Carltheater in Vienna. The work was revised as Die ideale Gattin (The Ideal Wife), this time in three acts, with a text by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald, after Die Zwillingsschwester by Ludwig Fulda and given on 11 October 1913 at the Theater an der Wien with sopranos Louise Kartousch and Mizzi Günther, and tenors Hubert Marischka and Ernst Tautenhayn. The work was re-revised as Die Tangokönigin (The Tango Queen) for the Apollo Theater in Vienna on 9 September 1921.
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About the Composer
Franz Lehár ( LAY-har; Hungarian: Lehár Ferenc [ˈlɛhaːr ˈfɛrɛnt͡s]; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe).
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Other Operas by Franz Lehár
- Der Graf von Luxemburg (1909)
- Gypsy Love (1910)
- Eva (1911)
- Endlich allein (1914)
- Der Zarewitsch (1917)
- Die blaue Mazur (1920)
- Giuditta (1930)