Otto Nicolai [Nikolai]
born Königsberg, June 9, 1810; died Berlin, May 11, 1849
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Otto Nicolai [Nikolai]
German composer and conductor.
Otto Nicolai, composer of operas and operettas (notably the Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, 1846), was the founder in 1842 of the Vienna Philharmonic, which holds an annual "Nicolai Concert" in his honor.
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- Ian Bent