Der Schauspieldirektor
Komodie mit Musik
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute - Sheet Music

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Orchestra SSTB voice soli, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 clarinos/trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass

SKU: CA.5148603

Komodie mit Musik. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Mozart. Incidental music. Vocal score. Composed 1786. KV 486. 52 pages. Duration 28 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 51.486/03. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5148603).

ISBN 9790007092276. Language: German. Text: Stephanie der Jungere, Johann Gottfried. Text: Johann Gottfried, Stephanie der Jungere.

Der Schauspieldirektor ("The Impresario") was composed in the spring of 1786 to fulfill a commission from Joseph II for performance during a visit to Vienna by the Governor-General of the Netherlands. The visitors were meant to be entertained with a short German and an Italian musical comedy during a festival arranged on short notice in Schonbrunn Palace. The choice of composers fell to Mozart and Salieri. Both pieces spoofed the theatrical practices of the day. Der Schauspieldirektor, by Gottlieb Stephanie the Younger, has a loosely-constructed plot that hinges on the vanity of opera singers and the empty-headedness of many traveling companies. Frank Lustig wants to create a new theatrical troupe, for which Herr Eiler is willing to supply money, but only on condition that his lady friend is allowed to join. In the course of the piece, appearances are made by other ladies with resonant names who want to be retained as singers and who attempt to outdo each other until reason is allowed to prevail. Score available separately - see item CA.5148600.