The Magic Flute in 60 Seconds
The Classical Music Minute - A podcast by Steven Hobé, Composer & Host - Mondays
Description Need a quick refresher on the plot of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte aka The Magic Flute? Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactWolfgang Amadeus Mozart and librettist Emanuel Schikaneder decided to write The Magic Flute aka Die Zauberflöte in the style of Singspiel—a German-language comic opera with singing and dialogue—though it should be noted that Mozart never actually referred to it as a Singspiel. The opera premiered on 30 September 1791, just two months before Mozart’s death, wit...
