CANCELLED – Grover’s German Opera: Der Freischütz

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Manager / Director:
Leonard Grover

Price: $.50 all parts of the house

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
19 March 2013

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

28 Apr 1866, 1:00 PM

Program Details

Performance cancelled because Rotter and Weinlich were ill.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Freischütz, Der
aka Der Freischutz; The Freeshooter; Freyschutz
Composer(s): Weber
Text Author: Kind
Participants:  Grover German Opera Company;  Joseph Weinlich;  Johanna Rotter

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 27 April 1866.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 27 April 1866, 7.

“Entire grand cast, immense chorus, orchestra and especial mise en scene.”

3)
Announcement: New York Post, 27 April 1866.

     Der Freischütz “will be given with the entire cast, an immense chorus, and a large orchestra, and the price of admission is but fifty cents to all parts of the house. In view of the anticipated jam, ladies are advised to buy their tickets to-day."

4)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 27 April 1866, 6.
5)
Announcement: New-York Times, 28 April 1866, 7.

     “no matinee to-day at the academy of music.—The illness of Mr. Weinlich necessitates the withdrawal of the Matinee to-day. Tickets will be redeemed at the office, where purchased, with the money.”

6)
Announcement: New York Post, 28 April 1866.

     “There will be no matinée to-day, as Madame Rotter and Mr. Weinlich are indispensable to the performance of the opera announced, and are still unwell.”

7)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 28 April 1866, 6.

Announces cancellation.