Maretzek Italian Opera: Faust
Event Information
Venue(s):
Academy of Music
Manager / Director:
Max Maretzek
Event Type:
Opera
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
13 October 2011
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
13 Feb 1865, 8:00 PMProgram Details
Ernani was originally scheduled, but Carozzi-Zucchi was ill.
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
6)
“The house was very good, and the pleasure of those who were in it seemed to be undisturbed. It is unnecessary to speak of the performance.”
7)
“Owing to the illness of the prima donna Zucchi, we had ‘Faust’ instead of ‘Ernani’ at the Academy last evening. The musical merits of the former, the superior manner in which it is performed, and the unprecedented popularity which it had but a little while ago, were not sufficient to silence the expressed disappointment of the audience in not seeing the latter opera.
Yet ‘Faust’ was admirably given. Bellini’s Mephistopheles loses nothing in varying somewhat from that of others: it is fresh and good-naturedly Satanic. Miss Kellogg was in every respect all that could be desired, and Morensi and Lotti filled their respective parts to the usual satisfaction.”