Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

This week we learned about another famous composer - Mozart. We listened to and danced to a portion of the Overture to "The Magic Flute". Did you know this was from an Opera? The opera tells a story.

The Magic Flute tells the story of an adventurer, Tamino, who is sent by the Queen of the Night to rescue the queen’s daughter, Pamina. Tamino finds Pamina and (of course) falls in love; in the mean time he learns that the queen is the true villain. Before he can claim his beloved he must undergo three ordeals, which he survives with his strange sidekick, the half-man-half-bird Papageno (played by Schikaneder in the original production). The mystical plot resounds with Masonic imagery and lore, yet it also functions as a quintessential Romantic comedy, with both men finding partners and the villain getting her comeuppance. (source)

Want to listen to Mozart's Overture to "The Magic Flute" again? Click here.