Magic Flute, The


nounGerman Die Zauberflöte ,
  1. an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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How to use Magic Flute, The in a sentence

  • Mother Sunday rules the animal world, and can collect her subjects by playing on a magic flute.

    Russian Fairy Tales | W. R. S. Ralston
  • I went over and heard her in the Magic Flute, and was delighted with the purity of her voice.

    The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I | James H. Mapleson
  • Only the day before his death, he wished that he might hear the music of The Magic Flute once again.

    Stories of Great Musicians | Kathrine Lois Scobey
  • They sustain it happily to the sound of the magic flute, and are received with solemn rejoicings by the assembly in the temple.

  • The second aria in The Magic Flute is more famous and less difficult than the first aria, and also, more effective.

    The Merry-Go-Round | Carl Van Vechten

Cultural definitions for The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

An opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A prince receives a magic flute from the Queen of the Night and sets out to rescue the queen's daughter from an Egyptian priest. He succeeds, and the two are married. Both Mozart and the author of the lyrics to The Magic Flute were Freemasons; their opera sets forth the ideals of this group.

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