The Merry Wives of Windsor
06/09/12 12:00PM
Peter Fox Smith introduces us to the comic opera The Merry Wives of Windsor by Otto Nicolai, born on June 9, 1810.
Playlist
12:00pm
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album | Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80544 |
| Release Year | 2000 |
12:04pm
Falstaff: Conclusion
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Herbert von Karajan |
| Soloists | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano ; Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano ; Anna Moffo, soprano ; Tito Gobbi, baritone ; Luigi Alva, tenor ; Rolando Panerai, baritone |
| CD/Album | Verdi - Falstaff |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 49668 |
| Release Year | 1957 |
12:08pm
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: "Nun eilt herbei"
| Composer | Otto Nicolai |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Bayerisches Staatsorchester |
| Conductor | Robert Heger |
| Soloists | Ruth-Margret Pütz, soprano |
| CD/Album | Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69348 |
| Release Year | 1963 |
12:15pm
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Act I: Finale
| Composer | Otto Nicolai |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor der bayerischen Staatsoper München; Bayerisches Staatsorchester |
| Conductor | Robert Heger |
| Soloists | Gottlob Frick, bass ; Ruth-Margret Pütz, soprano ; Gisela Litz, contralto ; Ernst Gutstein, baritone ; Kieth Engen, bass ; Carl Hoppe, baritone |
| CD/Album | Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69348 |
| Release Year | 1963 |
12:33pm
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: "Als Büblein klein an der Mutter Brust""
| Composer | Otto Nicolai |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor der bayerischen Staatsoper München; Bayerisches Staatsorchester |
| Conductor | Robert Heger |
| Soloists | Gottlob Frick, bass |
| CD/Album | Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69348 |
| Release Year | 1963 |
12:39pm
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: "Horch, die Lerche singt im Hain!"
| Composer | Otto Nicolai |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Bayerisches Staatsorchester |
| Conductor | Robert Heger |
| Soloists | Fritz Wunderlich, tenor |
| CD/Album | Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69348 |
| Release Year | 1963 |
12:44pm
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Act III: Conclusion
| Composer | Otto Nicolai |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor der bayerischen Staatsoper München; Bayerisches Staatsorchester |
| Conductor | Robert Heger |
| Soloists | Fritz Wunderlich, tenor ; Edith Mathis, soprano ; Gottlob Frick, bass ; Friedrich Lenz, tenor ; Kieth Engen, bass ; Carl Hoppe, baritone |
| CD/Album | Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69348 |
| Release Year | 1963 |