Oberon

from Carl Maria von Weber


Oberon, or The Elf King's Oath
Romantic opera in three acts

Libretto

James Robinson Planché, after "Oberon" by Christoph Martin Wieland

Premiere

12 April 1826, London (Covent Garden)

Cast

OBERON (tenor)
PUCK (mezzo-soprano)
REZIA (soprano)
SIR HUON OF BORDEAUX (tenor)
SHERASMIN (baritone)
FATIMA (mezzo-soprano)
2 MERMAIDS (mezzo-soprano)
NAMOUNA/HAROUN AL RACHID/BABEKAN/ABDALLAH/ROSHANA/ALMANZOR (spoken roles)

CHORUS
fairies, ladies, knights, slaves, mermaids

Place

Time

Composer

Weber, Carl Maria von