Schenck, Johann Baptist
Schenck, Johann Baptist (1753–1836),Austrian composer and teacher, who is remembered partly for his association with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and chiefly for his opera Der Dorfbarbier (The Village Barber). Der Dorfbarbier was premièred in Vienna in late 1796, enjoying popular success well into the 19th century. It belongs firmly to the Singspiel genre, to which Schenk's not inconsiderable number of stage works belong. The story's brush with fairy lore encompasses a village barber's unsuccessful attempt to marry his young ward, Suschen, and his claim that he has a wondrous bacon‐cure which will alleviate ills.
Tom Higgins
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