‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ attracts Berlin
The Berlin State Opera commended its season debut with Otto Nicolai’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” (“Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor”). In the title job of Sir John Falstaff is the German bass René Pape. German Maestro Daniel Barenboim conducts the carefree score. He addressed Euronews about coordinating the parody, fighting off allegations that his nation individuals were humorless.
“This piece is a piece of the DNA of this nation [Germany]. It’s unadulterated German funniness.”
He was joined by Bass vocalist René Pape who laughingly reasserted the presence of “German silliness”: “however this drama is Shakespeare esque yet we are unquestionably amusing individuals.” He included that the presentation introduced different sources to the first content, “You can likewise observe that in Nicolai’s structure. He has entwined numerous statements from different works and there is a light touch to them.”
The German author directed at the world debut 170 years prior yet passed on soon after (at 38 years of age), yet left a solid impact on the show world.
“Nicolai was a significant character. Conceived in Germany he worked a great deal in Vienna where he established the Vienna Philharmonic,” said Daniel Barenboim.