The Magic Flute facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Magic Flute |
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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
Portrait by Doris Stock, 1789
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Genre | Singspiel in 2 acts |
Native title | Die Zauberflöte |
Librettist | Emanuel Schikaneder |
Language | German |
Premiere | Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden Vienna 30 September 1791 |
The Magic Flute (German: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620) is a singspiel in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.
It premiered in Vienna on 30 September 1791 at Schikaneder's theater, the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden. The story has traditional fairy tale themes and Masonic elements.
Images for kids
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Emanuel Schikaneder, librettist of Die Zauberflöte, shown performing in the role of Papageno. The object on his back is a birdcage; see below.
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The arrival of Sarastro on a chariot pulled by lions, from a 1793 production in Brno. Pamina appears at left, Papageno at right. In the background are the temples of Wisdom, Reason, and Nature.
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Tamino and Pamina undergo their final trial; watercolor by Max Slevogt (1868–1932)
See also
In Spanish: La flauta mágica para niños