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

Operas

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

Orchestral

• Der Muse Sendung for soprano and orchestra

Literature

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

External

• 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)