Grover German Opera: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Event Information
Venue(s):
New-Yorker Stadt-Theater [45-47 Bowery- post-Sept 1864]
Conductor(s):
Adolph Neuendorff
Event Type:
Opera
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
30 December 2015
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
09 Apr 1867, 8:00 PMPerformers and/or Works Performed
1)
aka Merry Wives of Windsor;
Merry Wives of Windsor, The;
Falstaff
Composer(s): Nicolai
Participants: Grover German Opera Company; Heinrich Steinecke (role: Dr. Cajus); Otto Lehman [bass] (role: Mr. Reich); Wilhelm Formes (role: Mr. Fluth); Wilhelm Groschel [tenor and conductor] (role: Fenton); Joseph Weinlich (role: Falstaff); Johanna Rotter (role: Anna); Bertha Johannsen (role: Mrs. Fluth); Marie Frederici (role: Mrs. Reich)
Citations
4)
“…German opera still pursues the even tenor of its way at the Stadt. The Merry Wives of Windsor was given last night, Weinlich appearing as the fat knight and Frederici, Rotter and Johanssen were well received, and the others deservedly passed over in silence. Neuendorf acted as conductor in the orchestra.”
5)
The performance was satisfactory. Weinlich’s “Fallstaff “ [sic] was less so, because this role is an acting, rather than a singing role, which is unsuitable for him.