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George Hall looks at the life and music of Franz Lehár, a composer who brought both huge popularity and a new respect to the world of operetta - and gave the world The Merry Widow

Lalo’s best works for the opera stage and concert hall reveal a distinctive composer who by no means deserves his present neglect, says Roger Nichols

Meet Morten Lauridsen, California-based Danish composer of O Magnum Mysterium, Lux Aeterna, and other choral staples

Meet the musical theatre mogul responsible for some of our most smash-hit tunes who is also one of 12 composers writing music for King Charles's coronation

A widely-travelled Italian opera composer, Leoncavallo is best known for one big hit: 1892's Pagliacci, a tale of adultery and murder

Employment within the court of Louis XIV allowed Lully to lavish his talents on creating spectacular works for the stage, as Jan Smaczny explains

His fame may have been eclipsed by his sons Andrew and Julian but William Lloyd Webber is a composer we should celebrate, says Andrew Green

History may regard him as a wasted talent, but the small amount that Lyadov did achieve had a significant impact, as Daniel Jaffé explains

Discover more about the great Polish composer

A uniquely modern voice

Franz Liszt was a brilliant but enigmatic virtuoso