September 1 - Emanuel Schikander (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for September 1st are found here: Engelbert Humperdinck (2019), Johann Pachelbel (2020), and Franz Biebl (2021)

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Emanuel Schikaneder (1 September 1751 – 21 September 1812) was a German impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and composer.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers!

Raise a glass as we salute

The author of The Magic Flute!

Mozart wrote the score, of course,

But Schikaneder was the source,

For it was he who wrote the play,

And that is why you hear me say,

We owe his ghost and toast today!

 

 

 

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