Anschütz German Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro -Rotter Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
German Opera House

Manager / Director:
Carl Anschütz

Conductor(s):
Carl Anschütz

Price: $.50; .75 reserved; .25 family circle

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
5 August 2013

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

18 Dec 1862, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Ad indicates "First time in NY." Perhaps first time in German?)

Anschütz German Opera
Benefit of Madame Rotter

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
aka Marriage of Figaro; Figaros Hochzeit
Composer(s): Mozart
Text Author: da Ponte
Participants:  Anschütz German Opera Company;  Johanna Rotter (role: Susanna);  Bertha Johannsen (role: Countess)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 14 December 1862, 7.
“With an extraordinarily attractive programme.”
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 15 December 1862.
3)
Announcement: New-York Times, 15 December 1862.
Mistakenly says Benefit of Rotter and performance of Figaro will be on Friday.
4)
Announcement: New York Post, 15 December 1862.
5)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 16 December 1862, 7.
Ad is mistakenly a day off, saying “Tomorrow (Thursday).”
6)
Announcement: New York Post, 17 December 1862, 2.
7)
Announcement: New York Herald, 18 December 1862, 5.
8)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 18 December 1862, 7.
9)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 18 December 1862, 7.
“First time of Mozart’s opera of Le Nozze Di Figaro.”
10)
Announcement: New-York Times, 18 December 1862.
11)
Review: New York Post, 19 December 1862, 3.

     " The Nozze di Figaro, which the Germans consider one of Mozart's masterpieces, was produced last night by Anschutz for the benefit of Madame Rotter, who was greeted by a large and friendly audience. The two prima donne of the company sang very well indeed, and were encored in the duet of the third act. The audience seemed heartily pleased with the entire work, although to ears accustomed to the rich tenors and basses of the Academy of Music there was a deficiency in the male voices."

12)
Review: New York Herald, 22 December 1862, 2.

     “Since the close of Manager Grau’s short but prosperous operatic season, we have had to fall back upon the German Opera as a source of musical enjoyment, and a very efficient reserve has it proved. Mozart's 'Nozze di figaro' has been the event of the past week; its performance having been for the benefit of Madame Rotter. The house was full. Madame Johannsen as the Countess, and the beneficiare as Susanna, were, as they ever are, most efficient in their roles.  We must say, however, that some of the others were feeble, inducing a belief that insufficient rehearsal had been made.  The music of the ‘Nozze’ is light, sparkling, but nevertheless requires care, and, above all that, every part should be well filled. A great variety of operas please and attract undoubtedly but they should be well rehearsed, and all the roles be perfectly rendered for the enjoyment to be complete. We are grieved to hear of the illness of Manager Anschutz. His indisposition will prevent any performances at the German Opera before Thursday evening next.”