Berliner Luft (Lincke)

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Carl Emil Paul Lincke (7th November 1866 - 3rd September 1946) was a German composer and theater conductor. He is considered the "father" of the Berlin opera and holds the same significance for Berlin as does Johann Strauss for Vienna and Jacques Offenbach for Paris. His march Berliner Luft ("Berlin Air") is the unofficial anthem of Berlin.