Henry Louis Reginald De Koven was an American music critic and prolific composer, particularly of comic operas.
Reginald De Koven in 1904
Cover of Rip Van Winkle, 1919
Comic opera, sometimes known as light opera, is a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending and often including spoken dialogue.
Rossini, circa 1810–1815
Poster for a 19th-century production of Orpheus in the Underworld
Scene from H.M.S. Pinafore, 1886 Savoy Theatre souvenir programme
A "toy soldier" from Babes in Toyland, 1903