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
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
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.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Winterberg, Robert, 1884-1930 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003052799
Wikidata: Robert Winterberg - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110146704
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.
