{"product_id":"18527-weber-carl-maria-von-oberon-covent-garden-broadside-advertising-the-april-1826-premiere","title":"Weber, Carl Maria Von. (1786–1826) \"Oberon\" - Covent Garden Broadside advertising the April 1826 Premiere","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eOriginal Theatre Royal Covent Garden broadside, dated Thursday, April 6, 1826, advertising a production of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eSchool for Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e, with a song by J. Isaacs in act III and an additional musical farce, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eA Roland for an Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Good Natured Man\u003c\/i\u003e, with musical farce, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003e'Twas I\u003c\/i\u003e, followed by \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Irish Tutor\u003c\/i\u003e; the comic opera \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLove in a Village\u003c\/i\u003e and the melodrama \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Miller and His Men\u003c\/i\u003e; Shakespeare's \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e followed by \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eGiovanni in London\u003c\/i\u003e. Among others, the great singers assembled include Elizabeth Vestris and John Braham. Most importantly, the broadside concludes with the promise that \"A NEW OPERA, (in three acts) to be called \/ OBERON, \/ has been long in preparation, for which, \/ CARL MARIA VON WEBER, \/ has composed the whole of the Music. Its production will now be delayed no longer than \/ WEDNESDAY next [i.e. April 12], on which night it will certainly be performed.\" Edges a little rough, overall in fine condition, tipped along the upper edge to a rigid backing.  7.75 x 12.75 inches (20 x 32 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eOberon\u003c\/i\u003e was indeed first performed on April 12th, 1826 at Covent Carden in London. \"The whole nature of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eOberon\u003c\/i\u003e, then, both in its subject and in the method of treating it which Weber was led to adopt, is orchestral rather than vocal; yet the freshness and charm of his melodies is if anything at its peak in the disjointed numbers which comprise it\"  (Warrack, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eCarl Maria von Weber\u003c\/i\u003e, p. 326). This opera was the last by Weber. When the composer arrived in London in February 1826, he was already suffering from tuberculosis. \"But he did not live to see his homeland again, as he died alone and quietly in his room at Smart’s during the night of 4–5 June, succumbing at last to tuberculosis,\" (Michael C. Tusa, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eGrove Music Online\u003c\/i\u003e), less than two months after the performance advertised on the present broadside.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093685555359,"sku":"18527","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/18527_Weber_Premiere.jpg?v=1722189684","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18527-weber-carl-maria-von-oberon-covent-garden-broadside-advertising-the-april-1826-premiere","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}