| 作曲者 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)・ヴォルフガング・アマデウス・モーツァルト |
| タイトル | Der Schauspieldirektor, K. 486 (Score, Chamber Orchestra version) |
| サブタイトル | Comedy with Music (Arrangement for Chamber Orchestra) |
| 出版社 | Carus・カールス |
| 楽器編成 | Soli SSTB, 6 Sprechrollen, Fl, Ob, Clt, Fg, Cor, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb |
| 品番 | CV9790007341800 |
| 編曲者 | Urs Stäuble |
| 言語 | ドイツ語 |
| 形状 | 108 ページ・25 x 32 cm |
| 演奏時間 | 60分 |
| 作曲年 | 1786年 |
| 出版年 | 2025年 |
| 出版番号 | CV 57.007/00 |
| ISMN | 979-0-007-34180-0 |
Mozart was commissioned by Emperor Joseph II to write the one-act opera Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario) to mark a visit to Vienna by the Governor-General of the Netherlands in the spring of 1786. The guests were to be musically entertained with a short German and an Italian comedy at a party arranged at short notice in Schönbrunn. The two composers chosen were Mozart and Salieri, both of whom poke fun at the theatrical conventions of the time. The Schauspieldirektor lampoons the vanity of opera singers and the amateurish nature of many a traveling acting troupe.
This chamber version reduces the original doubled wind section to a quintet of solo flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn. While trumpets are omitted, the timpani are not, giving the outer movements real momentum through rhythmic impulses. The string parts can be performed by solo instruments. In this way, a performance can be realized with only a few players yet without giving up the differentiated tonal qualities of the original. Ideal for a performance in the opera studio!
The original version of the work is available under Carus 51.486/00.