Maretzek Italian Opera: Crispino e la comare

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Manager / Director:
Max Maretzek

Conductor(s):
Angelo Torriani

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 September 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

31 Oct 1865, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Opening night of the second season.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Crispino e la comare
aka Schuhflicker
Composer(s): Ricci, Ricci
Text Author: Piave
Participants:  Maretzek Italian Opera Company;  Ettore Barili;  Clara Louise Kellogg;  Fernando [bass-baritone] Bellini;  Francesco Mazzoleni;  Johanna Ficher;  Agostino Rovere;  Ettore Irfre (role: Count del Fiore);  Bine de Rossi;  Giuseppe Marra [tenor]

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Times, 30 October 1865, 6.

The opera “has achieved a very marked and decided success.”

2)
Advertisement: New York Post, 31 October 1865.
3)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 31 October 1865.

“This evening commences the second season. . . . We hazard nothing in saying that the performance of this work is superior to that of any opera produced for several years. . . . [P]erformed tonight for the last time.”

4)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 31 October 1865.
5)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 01 November 1865.

 “ [A] very large audience considering the bad weather.  Miss Kellogg sang with infinite spirit and admirable taste. . . . Rovere and Bellini seemed to strive to rival each other in the breadth and quality of their humor.  The duet (quasi trio) in the third act was irresistible in its fun. . . . The duet between Kellogg and Rovere was a gem in every respect.”