The Castaway Opera Singer of the Libelle (1866)

The Libelle had very prestigious passengers as it headed for Hong Kong. The most famous was the incredible famous and adventurous Anna Bishop, one of the most well known operatic sopranos of her time. Though her life had been filled with scandals, no one could deny her talent. She and her company intended to tour China but the Libelle would take them no further than the Wake Islands. She and much of the rest of the crew and passengers were about to begin their life as castaways. Ship Name: Libelle Launched: 1864 Nationality: Free City of Bremen Wrecked: 1866 Ship Type: Bark or Barque Tonnage: 650 Cause of Sinking: Hit reef during storm Number of Deaths: 8 Lost in the Captain’s Gig While Attempting to Leave Wake Islands Sources: https://imagesofoldhawaii.com/libelle/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wake-island https://books.google.com/books?id=9qRTmmt1TnYC&pg=PA65&lpg=PA65&dq=shipwreck+libell+wake+islands&source=bl&ots=tqIoKrr5zK&sig=ACfU3U3dLq885ZCRwe76yYCImSjR4s-FiQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiV5Pir8qj4AhX1m44IHVE3C30Q6AF6BAgsEAM#v=onepage&q=shipwreck%20libell%20wake%20islands&f=false https://operawire.com/artist-profile-anna-bishop-world-famous-19th-century-soprano-shipwreck-survivor/ http://en.opera-scores.com/O/Henry+Bishop/John+of+Paris.html