Oscar Straus (6 March 1870 - 11 January 1954) was a Viennese composer of operettas. An anecdote states that his original name was actually Strauss, but for professional purposes he deliberately omitted the final 's', since he wished not to be associated with the illustrious Strauss family of Vienna. However, he did follow the advice of Johann Strauss II in 1898 about abandoning the prospective lure of writing waltzes for the more lucrative business of writing for the theatre. Jump to: navigation, search March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1954(MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... Operetta (literally, little opera) is a performance art-form similar to opera, though it generally deals with less serious topics. ... Jump to: navigation, search Johann Strauss II The Waltz King coming to life in the Stadtpark, Vienna Johann Strauss II (or Johann Strauss the Younger, or Johann Strauss Jr. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The waltz is a dance in 3/4 time, done primarily in closed position, the commonest basic figure of which is a full turn in two measures using three steps per measure. ...

He studied music in Berlin under Max Bruch, and became an orchestral conductor, working at the Überbrettl cabaret. He went back to Vienna and began writing operettas, becoming a serious rival to Franz Lehár. When Lehár's popular The Merry Widow premiered in 1905, Straus was said to have remarked "Das kann ich auch!" (I can also do that!). In 1939, following the Nazi Anschluss, he fled to Paris and then to Hollywood. After the war, he returned to Europe, and settled at Bad Ischl, where he died. Jump to: navigation, search Berlin â–¶(?), IPA: , is the capital of Germany and its largest city; the city is now home to 3. ... Max Bruch (January 6, 1838 – October 20, 1920) was a German composer and conductor. ... Franz Lehár (30 April 1870 - 24 October 1948) was a Hungarian composer, mainly known for his operettas. ... The Merry Widow is a musical comedy or operetta of 1905, by the Austro-Hungarian composer, Franz Lehár. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Look up Nazi on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... German troops march into Austria on 12 March 1938. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... ... Kaiservilla Bad Ischl Bad Ischl is a town in Austria. ...

Straus's best-known works are Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream), and The Chocolate Soldier (Der tapfere Soldat). Jump to: navigation, search A Waltz Dream (or better known in German as Ein Walzertraum) is an operetta written by Oscar Straus which received its premiere on 3 March 1907 at the Carl-Theater in Vienna. ... The Chocolate Soldier is an operetta by Oscar Straus based on George Bernard Shaws 1894 Arms and the Man. ...

The waltz arrangement from the former is probably his most enduring orchestral work.

Works

Operettas

• Die lustigen Nibelungen (The Merry Nibelungs) - 1904
• Zur indischen Witwe - 1905
• Hugdietrichs Brautfahrt (Hugdietrich's Honeymoon) - 1906
• Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream) - 1907
• Das Buch der Abenteuer - 1907
• Der tapfere Soldat (The Gallant Soldier, The Chocolate Soldier) - 1908
• Didi - 1908
• Das Tal der Liebe - 1909
• Mein junger Herr (My Son John) - 1910
• Der tapfere Cassian (The Brave Cassian) - 1912
• The Dancing Viennese - 1912
• Love and Laughter - 1913
• Rund um die Liebe - 1914
• Liebeszauber - 1916
• Der Favorit - 1916
• Der letzte Walzer - 1920
• Die Musik kommt - 1928
• Eine Frau, die Weiß, was sie will - 1932
• Drei Walzer - 1935
• Ihr erster Walzer (revised version, Die Musik kommt) - 1950
• Bozena - 1952

Ballets

• Colombine - 1904
• Die Prinzessin von Tragant - 1912

Film Scores

• Jenny Lind - 1930
• The Smiling Lieutenant - 1932
• The Southerner - 1932
• One hour with You - 1932
• Die Herren von Maxim - 1933
• Frühlingsstimmen - 1934
• Land Without Music - 1935
• Make a Wish - 1935
• La ronde - 1950

See also

• List of Austrian Jews
• List of Jews