Papageno : Emanuel Schikaneder, man of the theater in Mozart's time / Kurt Honolka ; translated by Jane Mary Wilde ; Reinhard G. Pauly, general editor.
| Author/creator | Honolka, Kurt |
| Other author | Pauly, Reinhard G., editor. |
| Other author | Wilde, Jane Mary, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Portland, OR : Amadeus Press, ©1990. |
| Description | 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Pagaeno. English |
| Contents | An unknown celebrity -- The players are coming! -- From minstrel to director -- The Freihaus Theater Auf Der Wieden I -- The Magic Flute -- Theories and legends -- In the Freihaus Theater Auf Der Wieden II -- Vienna's largest and most beautiful theater -- Decline and end -- Notes -- List of works. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Translation of: Papageno. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index. |
| LCCN | 89017574 |
| ISBN | 0931340217 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML423.S346 H613 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |