Der Vampyr
Romantic opera in two acts
Libretto
Wilhelm August Wohlbrück after Heinrich Ludwig Ritter
Premiere
29 March 1828, Leipzig (Sächsisches Hoftheater)
Cast
WALWINA DAVENAUT (soprano)
JANTHE BERKLEY (soprano)
EMMY PERTH (soprano)
EDGAR AUBRY (tenor)
GEORGE DIBDIN (tenor)
SIR HUMPHREY DAVENAUT (bass)
LORD RUTHVEN (the Vampire) (baritone)
SIR JOHN BERKLEY (bass)
JOHN PERTH (spoken role)
THE VAMPIRE MASTER (spoken role)
CHORUS
witches, goblins, ghosts, demons, servants, peasants, priests
Place
In the Scottish highlands
Time
17th century