Otto Nicolai
German composer and conductor
Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (9 June 1810 – 11 May 1849) was a German composer, conductor, and one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic. Nicolai is best known for his operatic version of Shakespeare's comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor as Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor. In addition to five operas, Nicolai composed lieder, works for orchestra, chorus, ensemble, and solo instruments.
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Works
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- Il templario 1839
- Die Heimkehr des Verbannten
- Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
- Enrico II
- Gildippa e Odoardo
- Gildippe ed Odoardo
- Il proscritto
- Le vispe comari di Windsor
- Mass No. 1 D major
- Messe in D
- Symphony WoO 99 in D major
- Te Deum
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- ouverture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Box sets & recent recordings
- Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Complete Mozart Edition) — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Montserrat Caballé, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis (1974) box set · 49 tracks Spotify
- Otto Nicolai: Complete Works for Piano — Otto Nicolai, Christof Keymer (2026) Spotify
Box sets & recent releases via Spotify — surfaced automatically, not editorial picks.