Magic Flute, The
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an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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The Magic Flute
The Magic FluteAn 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.
Magic Flute, The
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The Magic Flute
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She went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music, and made her operatic debut and breakthrough role as a last minute stand-in as the character Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute in 1975.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
The 24-year-old is moonlighting at Eurovision from his day job at the Vienna State Opera, where he's had roles in The Magic Flute and Von der Liebe Tod.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
The Magic Flute Performers interact with projected animations as LA Opera presents Mozart’s fantastical romantic fable; sung in German with English subtitles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2019
Mpofu sang with Cape Town Opera and, earlier this year, with Opera North, appearing as Pamina in The Magic Flute.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 2019
As he entered he recognized the music: Mozart’s The Magic Flute, the first act in its final scenes.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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