Paul Lincke

Paul Lincke (7 November 1866 – 3 September 1946) was a German composer. His march Berliner Luft ("Berlin Air") is the hymn of Berlin. The march Berliner Luft comes from Lincke's 1899 operetta Frau Luna about a trip to the moon in a hot air balloon, where an adventurous party of prominent Berliners meet Frau Luna and her court. Other Lincke operettas include Im Reiche des Indra (In the Kingdom of Indra) and Lysistrata. (The latter includes the son... more

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  • Nov 7, 1866

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  • Sep 3, 1946 (age 79 years)

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