It began with a mystery when, on May 26 1828, the teenage Kaspar Hauser was found, apparently disorientated, wandering the streets of Nuremberg. He clutched in his hand a piece of paper saying that he wanted to be a horseman, like his father.
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Shedding light on the dark
Rory Boyle’s new opera Kaspar Hauser – Child of Europe, which premieres at the RSAMD on Saturday, is based on one of the most provocative occurrences in 19th century cultural history.
