Fred Lyster Comic Opera: Grand Duchess

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Museum and Metropolitan Theatre

Manager / Director:
George A. F. Wood

Conductor(s):
Fred Lyster

Price: $.50

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
25 February 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

21 Nov 1870, 2:00 PM
22 Nov 1870, 2:00 PM
23 Nov 1870, 2:00 PM
24 Nov 1870, 2:00 PM
25 Nov 1870, 2:00 PM

Program Details

Sung in English. Extra performance, Thurs., 11 am, featuring comedy and farce.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Grande duchesse de Gérolstein, La
Composer(s): Offenbach
Text Author: Halévy, Meilhac
Participants:  Fred Lyster Comic Opera Troupe;  Emma [soprano] Howson;  Fred Lyster;  Minnie [vocalist] Walton;  W. S. [vocalist] Baker

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 21 November 1870, 7.
2)
Review: New York Post, 26 November 1870, 2.

“This lady [Emma Howson] possesses a deserved reputation as a very graceful and entertaining singer.”