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FULL Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Nicolai) Vienna 2023 Stephanie Maitland, Anett Fritsch, Martin Winkler, Aaron Pendleton
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
- Composer: Nicolai Otto
- Libretto: Salomon Hermann Mosenthal based on the play The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Volksoper Wien, Austria
- Recorded: June 18, 2022
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Stephanie Maitland, Anett Fritsch, Martin Winkler, Aaron Pendleton, Daniel Schmutzhard, JunHo You, Alexander Fritze, Carsten Süss
- Conductor: Keren Kagarlitsky
- Orchestra: Orchester der Volksoper Wien
- Chorus: Chorus der Volksoper Wien
- Chorus Master: Roger Díaz-Cajamarca
- Choreographer: Florian Hurler
- Stage Director: Nina Spijkers
- Stage Designer: Rae Smith
- Costume Designer: Jorine van Beek
- Lighting Designer: Tim van't Hof
Information about the Recording
- Published by: ORF
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Broadcast
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The Merry Wives of Windsor (German: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor) is an opera in three acts by Otto Nicolai to a German libretto by Salomon Hermann Mosenthal based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.
The opera is a Singspiel, containing much spoken dialogue between distinct musical numbers. The opera remains popular in Germany, and the overture is sometimes heard in concert in other countries.
Composition history
Otto Nicolai composed the music from 1845 to 1849. He had previously achieved great success with a few Italian operas, but this opera was to become his masterpiece in the German language. The composer himself made some changes to the libretto.