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Emanuel Schikaneder

librettist, actor, impresario

1751 (Straubing, Bavaria, now Germany) – 1812 (Vienna)

Schikaneder belonged to the same masonic lodge as Mozart, and collaborated with him on ‘The Magic Flute.’ He commissioned two operas from Süssmayr, one successful, the other not.

  • Concise intro from Britannica
  • More from Wikipedia

Emanuel Schikaneder knew…

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Franz Xaver Süssmayr
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