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Benedikt Schack

Benedikt Schack in performance with the Schikaneder troupe: the number "O Anton du bist mein" from the Singspiel Die Zween Anton. Schack is at center, his hands held by soprano Josepha Hofer and baritone/impresario Emanuel Schikaneder. Click on image for the identities of the other players and the original source.

Benedikt Emanuel Schack[1] (Czech: Benedikt Žák) (7 February 1758 – 10 December 1826) was a composer and tenor of the Classical era, a close friend of Mozart and the first performer of the role of Tamino in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.


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