Emanuel Schikaneder, German actor and playwright (born 1751)

Emanuel Schikaneder

German actor and singer (1751–1812)

Emanuel Schikaneder 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".