Theobald Rehbaum

Born| (1835-08-17)17 August 1835

Berlin

Died| 2 March 1918(1918-03-02) (aged 82)

Berlin

Occupations|

* Classical violinist
* Librettist
* Composer

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

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[edit]

### Operas[edit]

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

### Orchestral[edit]

* Der Muse Sendung for soprano and orchestra

## Literature[edit]

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

## External[edit]

* Literature by and about Theobald Rehbaum in the German National Library catalogue
* Works by and about Theobald Rehbaum in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library)
* Free scores by Theobald Rehbaum at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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