As a composer Franz Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talents to the operetta.

The operetta ‘Wiener Frauen’ was composed by Lehár in 1902 and became his first operetta work. The choir ‘Wenn ich mit meinem Tambourstab...’ also known as the ‘Nechledil Marsch’ became one of the more popular movements from the operetta.

Dutch arranger Jos van de ...