Programme . er. The play-bill stated that there would be a chorus of over one hundred. Thegrand orchestra has been increased by the addition of the most promi-nent professors of the city. It was said at the time by Mr. Dwightthat the chorus was shockingly out of tune, the scenery was imperfect,and one young lady expressed her disappointment that there wereno airs in the opera. It is not improbable that some mutilated versionof the opera in English was performed in Boston before i860, but theperformance in i860 was the first worthy of record. The first performance in German was at the same thea
Programme . er. The play-bill stated that there would be a chorus of over one hundred. Thegrand orchestra has been increased by the addition of the most promi-nent professors of the city. It was said at the time by Mr. Dwightthat the chorus was shockingly out of tune, the scenery was imperfect,and one young lady expressed her disappointment that there wereno airs in the opera. It is not improbable that some mutilated versionof the opera in English was performed in Boston before i860, but theperformance in i860 was the first worthy of record. The first performance in German was at the same theatre on October18, 1864. Queen of Night, Johanna Rotter; Pamina, Lizzie Kckhardt;Papagena, Pauline Canissa; Tamino, Franz Himmer; Sarastro,Karl Formes; Papageno, Anton Graff; Monostatos, I^douard Harmier;Three Boys, Mmes. Marie Marcheaud, Laroche, Dehlow. CarlAnschiitz conducted. On October 31, 1873, at the Boston Theatre, the cast was as follows:Astrifiammante, Ilmadi Murska; Pamina, Mme. Rudersdoff; Tamino,. I iheafe
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