--- title: Reading by Stefan Frey url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-veranstaltung/detail/430297048/reading-by-stefan-frey.html" description: “Franz Lehár – The Last King of Operetta” image: "https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/user_upload/upperaustria/Logo_upperuastria_RGB_300x300px_Websites.png" date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Reading by Stefan Frey Reading by Stefan Frey ======================== 17.08.2026 / 15:00 Bad Ischl, Lehárvilla Vorträge, Lesung ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/458782/9886F705DA8D142F54E131FE7BB6EDB8323FCDAA36F9BA3E8D341DD1CCBF828B/banner-stefan-frey-1-webp.webp) [ ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/458782/9886F705DA8D142F54E131FE7BB6EDB8323FCDAA36F9BA3E8D341DD1CCBF828B/banner-stefan-frey-1-webp.webp) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/458782/9886F705DA8D142F54E131FE7BB6EDB8323FCDAA36F9BA3E8D341DD1CCBF828B/banner-stefan-frey-1-webp.webp) Lehárkai 8 4820 Bad Ischl [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Leh%C3%A1rkai%208%2C%204820%20Bad%20Ischl "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Leh%C3%A1rkai%208%2C%204820%20Bad%20Ischl "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.709544963551&lon=13.62193107605&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) Free entry [ Event information ](#ttgCollapseBeschreibung) ------------------------------------------------- “Franz Lehár – The Last King of Operetta” Stefan Frey on Franz Lehár—a lecture ------------------------------------ With \*The *Merry Widow\**, Franz Lehár revolutionized operetta and turned it into a global success. In his biography, Stefan Frey traces Lehár’s extraordinary life—from the heyday of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through his international fame to the difficult years of the Nazi era, during which the composer and his Jewish wife were caught between conformity and persecution. A fascinating portrait of one of the most significant—and at the same time most controversial—composers of the 20th century. Monday, August 17, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in the garden of the Lehár Villa (in case of inclement weather, in the wedding hall of the Hotel Austria) Admission: €15, including museum visit Admission to the reading is free! Please register in advance: [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Hotel Austria - Museum of Bad Ischl** Esplanade 10, 4820 Bad Ischl Phone[+43 6132 25476](tel:+43613225476) E-Mail[info@stadtmuseum.at](#mailto) Web[www.stadtmuseum.at](https://www.stadtmuseum.at) --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Event location ](#ttgCollapseVeranstaltungsorte) ---------------------------------------------------- **Lehárvilla** Lehárkai 8, 4820 Bad Ischl Phone [+43 6132 26992](tel:+43613226992) E-Mail Web [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- - Free entry [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](https://www.stadtmuseum.at) powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")