Robert Winterberg

Robert Anton Winterberg (27 February 1884 – 22 June 1930) was an Austrian composer, conductor, pianist, and theatre director. He is best known as a composer of German-language operettas, most of which he created during the 1910s and 1920s. Two of his operettas were adapted into English for Broadway: Die Dame in Rot (1911, Vienna) as The Lady in Red (1919, Lyric Theatre) and Die schöne Schwedin (1915, Vienna) as The Girl from Brazil (1916, 44th Street Theatre). His most successful operettas in Europe were Die Dame vom Zirkus (1919) and Günstling der Zarin (1921).

Birth and Death Data: Born Vienna (capital of and state in Austria), Died June 22, 1930 (Töpchin (human settlement in Germany) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-16056 12-in. 5/28/1915 Gems from The lady in red Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3831 10-in. 5/28/1915 The waltz of my heart's desire Harvey Hindermyer ; Joseph A. Phillips ; Elizabeth Spencer Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra composer  
Edison 3840 10-in. 6/2/1915 Beautiful lady in red Emory B. Randolph Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Winterberg, Robert," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112155.

Winterberg, Robert. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112155.

"Winterberg, Robert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112155

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