Emanuel Schikaneder
German actor and singer
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". Aside from Mozart, he knew and worked with Salieri, Haydn and Beethoven.
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Works
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Box sets & recent recordings
- Mozart, Henneberg, Schack, Gerl & Schikaneder: Der Stein der Weisen — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Baptist Henneberg, Benedikt Schack, Franz Xaver Gerl, Emanuel Schikaneder, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman (1999) box set · 54 tracks Spotify
- Queen of the Night Aria - 1911 Recording (The Magic Flute, K. 620) [Remastered 2026 in Super Stereo] — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Emanuel Schikaneder, Frieda Hempel, Bruno Seidler - Winkler (2026) Spotify
Box sets & recent releases via Spotify — surfaced automatically, not editorial picks.