Willner was a philosopher and musicologist who wrote libretti (many in collaboration with Heinz Reichert), for many operettas by composers such as Johann Strauss II and Franz Lehár. He also developed libretti from poems by others, most notably Franz Schubert. Many of these works were later adapted for Broadway musicals by composers such as Sigmund Romberg.  

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