Lehár

American  

[ley-hahr, le-hahr] / ˈleɪ hɑr, ˈlɛ hɑr /

noun

1. Franz 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.

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Lehár British  

/ ˈleɪhɑː, lɪˈhɑː /

noun

1. Franz (frants). 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas, esp The Merry Widow (1905)

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Example Sentences

Mr. Harnick also became an accomplished opera translator, providing English librettos for classical works like Lehar’s “The Merry Widow,” Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale” and Bizet’s “Carmen.”

From New York Times

More known for the Italian repertoire, he took on this, his sole Wagnerian role, in 2017 at the urging of the conductor Christian Thielemann at the Semperoper Dresden in Germany; he had recently sung some operetta, and Thielemann told him, “There’s not a huge difference from Lehár to Wagner.”

From New York Times

Without any intervention by Nazi potentates, the refreshing and emotionally uplifting “waltzing bliss” was a perfect fit with National Socialist propaganda, in particular its broadcasting policy — as were Mozart and Lehár.

From New York Times

Punjabi Lehar doesn't have a team but Mr Dhillon and Mr Lovely have now built up a network of contacts and activists in both countries, which helps them track people.

From BBC

Mr Dhillon, who is a Muslim, says he was inspired to start Punjabi Lehar because of his own family's partition experience - his grandfather and father had moved to Pakistan from Amritsar in India's Punjab state.

From BBC