Papageno
Subtitle: Emanuel Schikaneder, man of the theater in Mozart's time
By: Kurt Honolka ; translated by Jane Mary Wilde ; Reinhard G. Pauly, general editor.
Contributors: Pauly, Reinhard G.
Publisher: Amadeus Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Schikaneder, Emanuel, 1751-1812; Librettists -- Austria -- Biography; Dramatists, Austrian -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Emanuel Schikaneder (1751-1812) is well known to opera lovers as the librettist of Mozart's The Magic Flute, and it was this collaboration that brought him a measure of immortality. Yet he was the most important theater director of his time, an actor, singer, producer, the founder of the famous Theater an der Wien, and a prolific dramatist. His works include magic farces, realistic popular plays, even precursors of surrealist drama. He was a fascinating personality who led a life full of adventure: he lived in a castle at the height of his powers, but died in misery and madness in a tiny room in Vienna. This compelling story of Schikaneder's life also sheds light on the historical, sociological, and theatrical developments of his time."--Book jacket.
Notes: "List of works": p. 222-226.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229) and index.
Translation of: Papageno.