Der Bäbu (The Baboo) is a Comic opera in three acts by Heinrich Marschner. The German libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück (Marschner's brother-in-law) is based on the book The Baboo and Other Tales Descriptive of Society in India, Smith, Elder, and Co., London 1834 by Augustus Prinsep. The first performance took place on 19 February 1838 in Hanover.
| Der Bäbu | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Heinrich Marschner | |
 Vocal score | |
| Translation | The Baboo |
| Librettist | Wilhelm August Wohlbrück |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Augustus Prinsep's The Baboo and Other Tales Descriptive of Society in India |
| Premiere | 19 February 1838 |
Roles
edit| Role | Voice type | Premiere,19 February 1838 |
|---|---|---|
| Bäbu Brischmohun Bonurschi | baritone | Traugott Gey |
| Nabob Jussuf Ali Khan | bass | |
| Dilafrose, his daughter | soprano | Adele Jazedé |
| Heinrich Forester | tenor | Eduard Holzmiller |
| Gosain, fakir | bass | |
| Eva Eldridge, his niece | soprano | |
| Friedrich Mosely | tenor | |
| Conductor | Heinrich Marschner |
Instrumentation
editMarschner scored the opera for two piccolos and two flutes (not doubling), two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, three trombones, timpani, tamtam, and strings.
Recordings
edit- Overtura
References
editNotes
Sources
- Allen Dean Palmer, Heinrich August Marschner, 1795–1861: His life and stage works. Ann Arbor 1980
- John Warrack and Ewan West. The Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Oxford University Press 1992 ISBN 0-19-869164-5
- Brigitta Weber, Heinrich Marschner. Königlicher Hofkapellmeister in Hannover. Hannover: Niedersächsische Staatstheater 1995. (Prinzenstraße. 5) ISBN 3-931266-01-X
External links
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