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Schack (or Žák), Benedict (1758–1826)| Bohemian tenor and composer. A member of Schikaneder's opera company, he was the first to sing the role of Tamino in Mozart's Magic Flute. Mozart wrote piano variations on a song probably by him, ‘Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding’ (K613). |
Works Songs Singspiele (some with Gerl and others); ‘Der dumme Gärtner’ (1789); ‘Der Stein der Weisen’ (1790); ‘Der Fall ist noch weit seltner’ (sequel to Martín y Soler's ‘Una cosa rara’, 1790). |
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