The magic flute

Description:

Sarastro kidnaps the beautiful but naive Pamina, whose mother is the Queen of the Night. Understandably upset, the Queen commands Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter, but while Tamino soon falls in love with Pamina, he also comes to believe that the Queen who commands him is the real villain, not Sarastro.

subjects: Operas,  Librettos,  Scores,  Criticism and interpretation,  Overtures,  Vocal music,  Flute music,  Choral music,  Piano music,  Costume,  Freemasonry in literature,  Ethical absolutism,  Romance fiction,  Parent and child,  Freemasonry

People: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Times: To 1800,  20th century,  18th century,  19th century