Lehár Villa

Why go

This record is the museum in Franz Lehár's villa on the river Traun, run by the town museums of Bad Ischl (Museen der Stadt Bad Ischl). The museum's page (in German) describes the villa as preserved in its original state, with mementoes and Lehár's antique collections showing the composer's private side, and offers a virtual tour of its rooms. It says the villa can be visited only on a guided tour, which covers Lehár's collecting, his ties to Ischl and his operettas, that tours with Lehár melodies played on his piano are offered on request, and that bookings are taken by email. The page also offers a combined ticket with the Hotel Austria, the operator's other museum.