Emanuel Schikaneder (nonfiction)

Schikaneder playing the role of Papageno in The Magic Flute. Engraving by Ignaz Alberti.

Emanuel Schikaneder (1 September 1751 – 21 September 1812), born Johann Joseph Schickeneder, was a German impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and composer.

He wrote the libretto of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute and was the builder of the Theater an der Wien.

Peter Branscombe called him "one of the most talented theatre men of his era".

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Nonfiction cross-reference

• Music (nonfiction)
• The Magic Flute (nonfiction) - The opera was premiered in Vienna on 30 September 1791 at the suburban Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden. Mozart conducted the orchestra, Schikaneder played Papageno, while the role of the Queen of the Night was sung by Mozart's sister-in-law Josepha Hofer. Wikipedia.

External links:

• Emanuel Schikaneder @ Wikipedia
• The Magic Flute