Event Information

Venue(s):
New-Yorker Stadt-Theater [45-47 Bowery- post-Sept 1864]

Proprietor / Lessee:
John Koch

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
27 October 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Dec 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
aka Merry Wives of Windsor; Merry Wives of Windsor, The; Falstaff
Composer(s): Nicolai
Text Author: Mosenthal
Participants:  Louise Lichtmay's Opera Company;  Clara [contralto] Perl (role: Mrs. Page);  Louise Lichtmay (role: Mrs. Ford);  Fritz De la Fontaine (role: Ford);  Carl [bass] Speigler (role: Falstaff)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 December 1872, 4.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 17 December 1872, 7.

“The inclement weather last evening made sad havoc with the attendance at the German opera. ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ was presented for the second time. Without the French-like vivacity of Lucca, Madame Lichtmay contrives to make quite a flattering success in the rôle of Mrs. Ford, and Miss Clara Perl is immeasurably superior to Miss Henne (who sung with Madame Lucca) as Mrs. Page. Both ladies appeared to advantage—we cannot say in the barren music of the opera—but in the finish of their acting according to the German notion of the rôles. Speigler makes an admirable Falstaff, and, with Mr. De la Fontaine as Ford, won applause in the well-known duet, ‘Wie freu’ich mich.’ The rest of the cast was on a par with that which we commented upon at Academy of Music last week.”