Iris - World Premiere Program with Libretto - Rome 1898 [ART] Gertrude Burgsthaler-Schuster (1916- )

Gertrude Burgsthaler-Schuster (1916- )

and violin virtuoso

soprano Gabriele Englerth

Josef Marx and Hugo Wolf

first African-american male concert artist to receive acclaim

Iris - World Premiere Program with Libretto - Rome 1898 [ART] Gertrude Burgsthaler-Schuster (1916- )Full program and libretto for the world premiere performances of Iris, opera by Pietro Mascagni, at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome in November 1898 (premiere date was November 22, 1898), which was also conducted by the composer. This program lists the full cast (including Ericlea Darclee in the title role, as well as Giuseppe Tischi Rubini, Fernando de Lucia, and others), as well as the conductor, and contains the full Italian text of the opera. Full