Freischütz. Libretto. English Opera. Performance: Paris.

altered from the German by Barham Livius, Esq. ; the music composed by the Chevalier Carl Maria de Weber, maître de chapelle to the King of Saxony, and director of the opera at Dresden ; first performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, Thursday, October 14, 1824. (statement of responsibility)

U.S. RISM Libretto Project.

Price on title page: Two shillings and six-pence; librettist-adapter's foreword, dated "Paris, 10th October, 1824"--p. v-viii.

Libretto by F. Kind--New Grove.

"William Molineux, printer, Bream's Buildings, Chancery Lane"--verso of title page and on p. [1] at end.

Dramatis personae: OTTOKAR. Mr. Baker -- CONRAD. Mr. Egerton -- CASPAR. Mr. Bennett -- WILHELM. Mr. Pearman -- KILLIAN. Mr. Keeley -- CHRISTOPHER. Mr. Blanchard -- A HERMIT. Mr. Chapman -- 1ST HUNTER. Mr. J. Isaacs -- 2ND HUNTER. Mr. Tinney -- 3RD HUNTER. Mr. Ley -- THE WILD HUNTSMAN OF BOHEMIA. Mr. Evans -- BERTHA. Miss Paton -- LINA. Miss Love -- MARIAN. Miss J. Scott--p. iii.

Performance: London, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1824. (venue)

operas librettos ottokar conrad caspar wilhelm killian christopher wild huntsman of bohemia bertha lina marian german england albert schatz collection mr baker mr bennett mr blanchard mr chapman mr egerton apothecary evans jacob isaacs robert keeley friedrich kind john ley barham livius emma sarah love mary ann paton william p pearman new bridge street printed for j miller j scott mr tinney carl maria von weber performing arts paris opera french opera opera

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