Der Bäbu
Music by Heinrich Marschner · libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück · premiered 1838
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.
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About the Composer
Heinrich August Marschner (16 August 1795 – 14 December 1861) was a German composer best known for his operas. He is considered to be the most important composer of German opera between Weber and Wagner.
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Other Operas by Heinrich Marschner
- Der Templer und die Jüdin (1819)
- Der Vampyr (1821)
- Hans Heiling (1833)