Mozart: Die Zauberflöte 9 years old

Magical flute at the Fenice

An esoteric fairy-tale, a mystical-dreamlike tale, and a symbolic-Masonic course: No matter which perspective you consider it from, The Magic Flute will always be one of Mozart’s undisputed masterpieces. Amidst exotic, fanciful settings and cruel trials to conquer knowledge, amidst musical enchantment and threatening hostile forces, is the final victory of good over evil and love over hate. Singspiel in two acts to a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, the Zauberflöte is one of the Salzburg genius’ last masterpieces, which he probably began composing in May 1791, not even six months before his death. The opera had its debut in Vienna on 30 September 1791, conducted by the composer himself and with Schikaneder as Papageno.

Credits

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Cast

Name	Character
Alex Esposito	as Papageno

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Crew

Name	Department
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as Original Music Composer. He was 259 (35) years old when He died	Sound
Emanuel Schikaneder as Writer. He was 264 (61) years old when He died	Writing