Victor Léon

Victor Léon

Victor Léon, also Viktor Léon (born Victor Hirschfeld; 4 January 1858, Szenic, Nyitra County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (today Senica, Slovakia) – 23 February 1940, Vienna) was a well-known Jewish Austrian-Hungarian librettist. He collaborated with Leo Stein to produce the libretto of Franz Lehár's romantic operetta The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe).

Birth and Death Data: Born January 4, 1858 (Senica), Died February 3, 1940 (Vienna)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-30869	10-in.	9/29/1924	Vilja-Lied	Editha Fleischer	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	80230	10-in.	3/7/1922	Vilia	Gladys Rice	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	80261	10-in.	3/24/1922	Vilia	Margaret Romaine	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-70896	10-in.	Oct. 1922	Turtle dove	Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez	Jazz/dance band	composer
Gramophone	0RA1152	10-in.	3/20/1936	Wenn zwei sich lieben	Walther Ludwig	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Parlophon	W133482	10-in.	February or March 1932	Alt und Jung	Gitta Alpar ; Herbert Ernst Groh	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Léon, Victor," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103092.

Léon, Victor. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103092.

"Léon, Victor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.