| "Leo, the Royal Cadet" | |
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| An entirely new and original military opera | |
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| Music | Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann |
| Lyrics | George Frederick Cameron |
| Productions | 1,700 performances from 1889-1925. 1982, 1990, 2010 |
Leo, the Royal Cadet is a light opera with music by Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann. The libretto was by George Frederick Cameron. It was composed in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1889.[1] The work centres on Nellie's love for Leo, a cadet at the Royal Military College of Canada who becomes a hero serving during the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire. The operetta focussed on typical character types, events and concerns of Telgmann and Cameron's time and place.