 However, Louis Auchincloss, Stanton's grand-nephew, suggests Stanton wanted to honor the Duke as a fellow admirer of Richard Wagner, to whom Ernest II had considered dedicating the opera.Despite the opera's poor reception, Andreas Dippel was singled out for praise by numerous critics; this, coupled with his other successes during the season, led to his being retained on the company's roster for the following year.Ralph Braun in "Zwanzig Jahre internationale Coburger Johann Strauss Begegnungen" pag.43, Coburg 2007