David J. Buch, professor of music history, University of Northern Iowa, has published in numerous scholarly journals and books. His most recent book is Schikaneders heroisch-komische Oper Der Stein der Weisen (2002, with Manuela Jahrmärker). In 1998 he was named UNI Distinguished Scholar and received the Donald N. McKay Research Award. Hana Worthen is a PhD candidate in theatre researchWe wish to thank W. B. Worthen for valuable advice and illuminating conversation on a late draft of this article, and Frank-Manuel Peter for his help in locating the program materials and useful comments. We would also like to thank Stephan Dörschel from the Archiv Darstellende Kunst of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, for his invaluable assistance in tracking down photographic permissions. All translations are made by the authors; although Theatre Journal style does not permit us to provide the original version of all translated passages, the editors have graciously allowed us to provide them for comparison when it seemed particularly essential.
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