Die Zauberflöte / The Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 –1791) wrote the opera shortly before his premature death. The libretto is by Emanuel Schikaneder and the opera includes both singing and spoken dialogue. The allegorical plot was influenced by Schikaneder and Mozart’s interest in Freemasonry and concerns the initiation of Prince Tamino. Enlisted by the Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter Pamina […]