Emanuel Schikaneder
Emanuel Schikaneder | |
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Schikaneder playing the role of Papageno in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. Engraving by Ignaz Alberti | |
| Born | 1 September 1751 |
| Died | 21 September 1812 (aged 61) Vienna |
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| Organizations | Theater an der Wien |
Emanuel Schikaneder (born Johann Joseph Schickeneder; 1 September 1751 – 21 September 1812) was a German impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and composer. He wrote the libretto of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte and was the builder of the Theater an der Wien. Peter Branscombe called him "one of the most talented theatre men of his era".