Career To 1780
Schikaneder received his education at a Jesuit school in Regensburg as well as training in the local cathedral as a singer. As a young adult he began to pursue his career in the theater, appearing with Andreas Schopf's theatrical troupe around 1773 and performing opera, farce, and Singspiel. Schikaneder danced at a court ballet in Innsbruck in 1774, and the following year his Singspiel Die Lyranten was debuted there.
This was a great success, and was performed frequently in the following years. Schikaneder was the librettist, composer, and principal singer, a versatility he would continue to exhibit throughout his career.
In 1777 he performed the role of Hamlet in Munich to general acclaim. In the same year, he and Eleonore joined the theatrical troupe of Joseph Moser in Nuremberg Following the death of his wife, Moser handed over the management of his troupe to Schikaneder in 1778.
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