Oberon - Other Historical References

Other Historical References

• Oberon is a character in The Scottish History of James IV, a play written ca. 1590 by Robert Greene.
• In 1610, Ben Jonson wrote a masque of Oberon, the Faery Prince. It was performed by Henry Frederick Stuart, the Prince of Wales, at the English court on New Year's Day, 1611.
• The opera Oberon, König der Elfen with music by Paul Wranitzky and libretto by Karl Ludwig Giesecke debuted in Vienna in 1789. After extensive performances at the coronation of Leopold II in Frankfurt in 1791, it was much performed in Europe until replaced by Weber's opera Oberon.
• Oberon and Titania are main characters in the 1789 Danish opera Holger Danske, with music by F.L.Æ. Kunzen and libretto by Jens Baggesen.
• Johann Wolfgang Goethe took the figures from Shakespeare's work to Faust I. Oberon is married to Titania, and the couple are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in Faust I.
• In 1826, Carl Maria von Weber's opera, Oberon, (written after a poem by Christoph Martin Wieland) debuted at Covent Garden in London, England.
• The name Oberon was chosen for the outermost natural satellite of the planet Uranus in 1847, as an homage to William Shakespeare and his literary character.
• Oberon was a popular name for fairy Familiars in 15th and 16th century England.
• Oberon and Titania appear in various books by Mercedes Lackey, such as the Bedlam's Bard and SERRAted Edge series.
• A fanciful etymology was given for the name "Oberon" by Charles Mackay in his book The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe along with many other theories on words found in the English language that have not found mainstream acceptance.
• In 1971 Jack Kirby created the title, "Mister Miracle" for DC Comics. Mister Miracle's sidekick and partner is the human, white haired dwarf, Oberon.
• In the 1994-1997 Disney cartoon Gargoyles, Oberon is a recurring character that rules the mysterious island of Avalon.
• Oberon is also referred to in the books The Faery Realm by Ferwin Jones and in the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa.
• In "Ray," the motion picture biopic about the life of musician Ray Charles, a fictional character named Oberon is featured as a dwarf that is the M.C. at the Seattle jazz club "The Rocking Chair," where Ray begins his career as the pianist/singer of the trio "The McSons."