Theobald Rehbaum (17 August 1835 – 2 March 1918) was a German violinist, librettist and composer, especially of operas.

Theobald Rehbaum
Born(1835-08-17)17 August 1835
Berlin
Died2 March 1918(1918-03-02) (aged 82)
Berlin
Occupations
  • Classical violinist
  • Librettist
  • Composer

Born in Berlin, Rehbaum grew up there and sang as a boy in the Royal Domchor [de]. He studied violin and composition with Friedrich Kiel, and composition also with Hubertus Rios. Rehbaum composed several operas and choral works, but was more successful as a librettist, writing librettos for Bernhard Scholz. He also wrote a Bratschenschule zum Selbstunterricht für Violinisten (viola method for self-instruction for violinists) and an autobiography titled Erlebtes und Erstrebtes. He died in Berlin.

Works

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Operas

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  • Don Pablo (Dresden, 1880)
  • Das steinerne Herz (Magdeburg, 1885)
  • Turandot (Berlin, 1888)
  • Oberst Lumpus (Wiesbaden, 1892)
  • Die Eingeschriebenen
  • Der Goldschmied von París

Orchestral

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  • Der Muse Sendung for soprano and orchestra

Literature

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  • Enciclopèdia Espasa volum núm. 50, pàg. 318 (ISBN 84-239-4550-2)

External

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