- Der Schauspieldirektor is a one-act comic opera by Mozart which was first performed in 1786 in the Orangery at Schloss Schönbrunn (an imperial residence of the Habsburgs), along with a piece by Salieri.1
- Both the Mozart and Salieri pieces were commissioned for a state visit from the Governor-General of the Austrian Netherlands.2
- The Impresario is a lighthearted comedy about an impresario auditioning rival sopranos, who battle for top billing by showing off theirs chops in virtuoso arias.3
- The librettist (who also played the Impresario in the premiere) was Gottlieb Stephanie, who also wrote the libretto for The Abduction from the Seraglio4
Sources
- Cliff Eisen, and Stanley Sadie, “Mozart, (Johann Chrysostom) Wolfgang Amadeus,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed November 19, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-6002278233.
- Ibid.
- Julian Rushton, “Schauspieldirektor, Der,” Grove Music Online (2002), accessed November 27, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-5000005236.
- Ibid.
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45039