Straus, Oscar

Straus, Oscar

▪ Austrian composer
born March 6, 1870, Vienna, Austria
died Jan. 11, 1954, Bad Ischl

      Austrian composer known for his operetta The Chocolate Soldier.

      Straus studied in Vienna and with Max Bruch in Berlin and became a theatre conductor in Austria and Germany. He lived in Berlin until 1927 and in 1939 became a French citizen. He was in New York City and Hollywood between 1940 and 1948 and then returned to Europe. Der tapfere Soldat (1908; The Chocolate Soldier) was based on George Bernard Shaw's play Arms and the Man. Among his other operettas were Ein Walzertraum (1907; A Waltz Dream) and Rund um die Liebe (1914; All Around Love). He also composed the music for the motion picture La Ronde (1950).

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