Strakosch Italian Opera: Hamlet Rehearsal
Event Information
Venue(s):
Academy of Music
Manager / Director:
Maurice Strakosch
Max Strakosch
Conductor(s):
Max Maretzek
Event Type:
Opera
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
10 March 2024
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
21 Mar 1872, EveningPerformers and/or Works Performed
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Composer(s): Thomas
Participants: Strakosch Italian Opera Company; [tenor] Locatelli (role: (Polonius)); Pasquale Brignoli (role: (Laertes)); Ettore Barili (role: (Marcellus)); Domenico Coletti (role: (Ghost)); J. [tenor] Reichardt (role: (Horatio)); Christine Nilsson (role: (Ophelia)); Annie Louise Cary (role: (Queen)); Armand Barré (role: (Hamlet)); Joseph Jamet (role: (Claudius))
Citations
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“There was a rehearsal of ‘Hamlet’ at the Academy of Music last night, at which a number of critics and musicians were present. The entire music of the opera was tried, even this imperfect performance, revealing many rare beauties. The opera will be given in six tableaus as at London, closing with the drowning of Ophelia. In the original score another act follows this scene, but it is rarely performed.”