Henry Louis Reginald De Koven

Born: 3 April 1859, Middletown, CT
Died: 16 January 1920, Chicago, IL

Operas

The Canterbury Pilgrims, (8 March 1917, NY Met)
Rip Van Winkle, libretto by P. Mackaye (2 January 1920, Chicago)

About Reginald De Koven

Reginald De Koven was a prolific writer of operettas around the turn of the century, but he also tried his hand at two operas. Today he is mostly known if at all, for his song "Oh Promise Me," which for decades was interpolated into his most popular operetta, Robin Hood, as well as being a favorite at weddings.

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Excerpts from The Canterbury Pilgrims

Overture: Finale Viewer | Finale file | PostScript | MIDI

Excerpts from Robin Hood

1. Overture: Finale Viewer | Finale file | PDF | PostScript | MIDI
2. 'Tis the morning of the fair: Finale Viewer | Finale file | PDF | PostScript | MIDI
8. When a peer makes love to a damsel fair: Finale Viewer | Finale file | PDF | PostScript | MIDI
12. And it's will ye quaff with me (Song of Brown October Ale): Finale Viewer | Finale file | PDF | PostScript | MIDI
13. Oh promise me: Finale Viewer | Finale file | PDF | PostScript | MIDI
19. Let hammer on anvil ring: Finale Viewer | Finale file | PDF | PostScript | MIDI
23. When life seems made of pains and pangs: Finale Viewer | Finale file | PDF | PostScript | MIDI

Discography

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Reginald De Koven. Robin Hood, excerpts. 1911 Cast, 1919 Cast.
Compact disc: Aei.

"Oh Promise Me," on Count John McCormack: The Final Recordings. John McCormack, rel. 1995.
Compact disc: Pearl/Koch 9188.

"Oh Promise Me," on Count John McCormack: Music of the Night. John McCormack, rel. 1997.
Compact disc: Pearl/Koch 9243.

"Oh Promise Me," on Lauritz Melchior: Complete MGM Recordings. Lauritz Melchior, rel. 2001.
Compact disc: Romophone 82019.

"Oh Promise Me," on Robert Merrill on Radio: Unpublished Broadcasts from 1940 to 1946. Robert Merrill, rel. 1995.
Compact disc: Enterprise/Radio Years 14.

"Oh Promise Me," on Bluebird of Happiness. Jan Peerce, rel. 1997.
Compact disc: Pearl 9297.

last update: 17 Jan. 2003