The Magic Flute

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Image courtesy of the Palau de la Musica.

In a kingdom of monsters, temples and enchantments, Prince Tamino resolves to rescue Pamina, the daughter of the Queen of the Night. But no sooner does he find her, than he is ordered to undergo a series of trials to attain enlightenment. Meanwhile Papageno, his reluctant sidekick, just wants to find a girlfriend.

Mozart’s musical comedy, The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte), sparkles with mischief and magic. A children's tale for some, a profound meditation on life and death for others, Mozart's last opera is unquestionably a landmark achievement in which he expressed his deep spiritual beliefs.

It is an opera in two acts by with a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder made as a Singspiel, a popular form that includes both singing and spoken dialogue. The work premiered on September 30, 1791 at Schikaneder's Theatre (Vienna), just two months before the composer's premature death.

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