Lehar, Franz. (1870-1948)
The Count of Luxembourg - Autograph Musical Quotation
Autograph musical quotation from the Austro-Hungarian operetta composer and conductor. He has penned a short quotation from his opera The Count of Luxembourg (Der Graf von Luxembourg) and dated June 4, 1937. Light foxing, one vertical crease, and mounting remnants on the verso; overall in very good condition. 4.75 x 2.75 inches (12 x 7 cm).A Viennese take on bohemian life in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, Der Graf von Luxembourg (1909) revolves around an impoverished aristocrat and a glamorous opera singer who have entered into a sham marriage without ever seeing each other and later fall in love at first sight, unaware that they are already husband and wife. Léhar adapted the operetta into a two-act English version, The Count of Luxembourg, which opened in London in 1911. (14059)
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