Straus, Oscar#
Straus, Oscar, b. Vienna, March 6, 1870, d. Bad Ischl (Upper Austria), Jan. 11, 1954, composer of operettas, musical director in Brno (Bruenn), Teplice (Teplitz), Mainz and Berlin, where he founded the cabaret theatre "Ueberbrettl" with E. L. Wolzogen (1901-1902). After his return to Vienna (approx. 1903) composed highly successful operettas and gained international reputation with "A Waltz Dream" ("Ein Walzertraum", 1907); 1939 emigrated to Paris (French nationality, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour), lived in New York and Hollywood; 1948 returned to Austria (Bad Ischl).
Works#
operettas: The Chocolate Soldier (Der tapfere Soldat), 1908; All Around Love (Rund um die Liebe), 1914; Der letzte Walzer, 1920; Eine Frau, die weiss, was sie will, 1932; 3 waltzes, 1935; Die Musik kommt, 1948; Ihr erster Walzer, 1950; Bozena, 1952. 3 operas, music for ballets, orchestra and films, 500 cabaret numbers (approx.).