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Otto Nicolai

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Otto Nicolai

German composer and conductor (1810-1849)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1810
Died: 1849
Works: 44

Top works

O templario
Le vispe comari di Windsor
Arien und Gesänge aus: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Die instigen weiber von Windsor
The merry wives of Windsor, overture

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Known for

Carlos Kleiber New Year’s Concert 19921992

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: DE
Active from: 1810-06-09
Active to: 1849-05-11

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Connections

The Merry Wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare

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1810 births 1849 deaths 19th-century German classical composers 19th-century German conductors (music)19th-century German male composers Biography articles needing translation from German Wikipedia Composers with IMSLP links Conductors of the Vienna Philharmonic German classical composers of church music German male conductors (music)German male opera composers

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Total plays: 24,200

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Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (June 9, 1810 – May 11, 1849) was a German composer, conductor, and founder of the Vienna Philharmonic. Nicolai is best known for his operatic version of Shakespeare's comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor (Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor). In addition to five operas, Nicolai composed lieder, works for orchestra, chorus, ensemble, and solo instruments. Nicolai, a child prodigy, was born in Königsberg Germany. While still <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Otto+Nicolai">

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
On the Origin of Cancer Cells
· 1956 · cited 11,310x
Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report
· 1982 · cited 11,040x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,668x

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Key dates

Born: 9 June 1810
Died: 11 May 1849

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Otto
Family name: Nicolai
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
Place of birth: Königsberg
Place of death: Berlin
Occupation: organist
Position held: chapelmaster
Employer: Frederick William IV of Prussia
Languages spoken: German
Religion: Lutheranism
Student of: Carl Friedrich Zelter
Genre: opera
Instrument: voice
Image: Otto Nicolai.jpg
Work location: Berlin

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P509: stroke
P1196: natural causes
P463: Vienna Philharmonic
P802: Theodor Kullak
P1050: syphilis
P8168: Aebtissinwisch

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Felix Mendelssohn

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German opera composers

German Romantic composers

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Musicians from Königsberg

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Pupils of Carl Friedrich Zelter

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