Christian Heinrich Postel

Christian Heinrich Postel
Christian Heinrich Postel
Born	11 October 1658; Freiburg an der Elbe
Died	22 March 1705 (aged 46); Hamburg
Education	Johanneum; University of Leipzig; University of Rostock;
Occupations	Jurist; Librettist;

Christian Heinrich Postel (11 October 1658 – 22 March 1705) was a German jurist, epic poet and opera librettist, who wrote 28 libretti for the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg: set by composers such as Johann Philipp Förtsch, Reinhard Keiser and Georg Philipp Telemann. His texts for a St John Passion were set by composers Christian Ritter, Johann Mattheson and Johann Sebastian Bach in their respective St John Passion.

Christian Heinrich Postel
Born	(1658-10-11)11 October 1658 Freiburg an der Elbe
Died	22 March 1705(1705-03-22) (aged 46) Hamburg
Education	Johanneum University of Leipzig University of Rostock
Occupations	Jurist Librettist