Die Zauberflöte 
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| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Librettist | Emanuel Schikaneder |
| Premiere | Theater auf der Wieden Vienna, Austria 1791, September 30 |
| Language | German |
| Acts | 2 |
Die Zauberflöte ("The Magic Flute" in English) is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue.
Characters[]
SARASTRO (bass)
TAMINO (tenor)
SPEAKER (bass)
FIRST PRIEST (tenor)
SECOND PRIEST (bass)
THIRD PRIEST (voice)
QUEEN OF NIGHT (soprano)
PAMINA, her daughter (soprano)
FIRST LADY (soprano)
SECOND LADY (soprano)
THIRD LADY (alto)
FIRST KNABE (soprano)
SECOND KNABE (soprano)
THIRD KNABE (alto)
PAPAGENO (baritone)
PAPAGENA (soprano)
MONOSTATOS, a moor (tenor)
FIRST HARNISHED (tenor)
SECOND HARNISHED (bass)
THREE SLAVES (speaking rolls)
CHORUS
Priest, Slaves, Entourage
Place: Egypt
Time: Fairytale
Roles People[]
Instrumentation[]
for two flutes (one doubling on piccolo), two oboes, two clarinets (doubling basset horns), two bassoons, two Natural horn horns, two trumpets, three trombones (alto, tenor, and bass), timpani, keyed glockenspiel, and strings. four-part chorus for several numbers (notably the finales of each act).
Libretto[]
John Eliot Gardiner Holland Festival 1995[]
Die Zauberflöte John Eliot Gardiner
Horst Stein 1971[]
Die Zauberflöte Horst Stein 1971
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