Robin Hood (De Koven opera)

Robin Hood is a comic opera with music by Reginald De Koven and a libretto by Harry B. Smith. The story is based on the Robin Hood legend, during the reign of King Richard I (1189–1199 AD).

The opera premiered at the Chicago Opera House in June 1890 (produced by the Boston Ideal Opera Company) and opened on Broadway in September 1891. It played at London's Prince of Wales Theatre in 1891 under the title Maid Marian. It was revived on Broadway in 1900, 1902, 1912, 1918, 1929, 1932 and 1944.

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