(
The Impresario),
K. 486, is a comic
singspiel by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, set to a German libretto by
Gottlieb Stephanie, an Austrian
Schauspieldirektor. Originally, it was written because of "the imperial command" of the Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II who had invited 80 guests to a private luncheon. It is regarded as "a parody on the vanity of singers", who argue over status and pay.