The premiere of Fürstin Ninetta in 1893 was notable for being the first time electric light was used in the Theater an der Wien.
Recording & Production
The recording deviates from the original score in only one instance, replacing a barrel-organ with an accordion for eight bars in Finale I.
Composition History
Fürstin Ninetta was the twelfth of Johann Strauss II's fifteen operettas and the first one he did not conduct himself.
Compositional Technique
The Pizzicato Polka (Neue Pizzicato Polka, Op.449) was composed by Johann Strauss II in the spring of 1892, long before the operetta Fürstin Ninetta was finished.
Critical Reception
Fürstin Ninetta premiered on January 10, 1893, and was successful, running for 76 performances with mostly good audience and critical reactions.
Composition History
Johann Strauss II was a disappointed man at the beginning of 1892, after his only opera, Ritter Pásmán, had minimal success.
Recording & Production
For this recording, the Stockholm Strauss Orchestra used a Cranz score signed No. 8 and parts dated April 7, 1893.
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