Mozart W.A. - The Magic Flute, K. 620

"…it is the evident quiet approbation which best pleases me! It is apparent that this opera is rising rapidly and steadily in estimation." — Mozart, letter to his wife, October 7-8, 1791.Unfortunately, his tragic death a scant two months later prevented Mozart from ever realizing the full accuracy of this observation, made a few performances after the cool reception given The Magic Flute at its Viennese premiere.In May 1791, Mozart's friend Emanuel Schikaneder commissioned The Magic Flute. In keeping with the popular level of this theater, Schikaneder himself supplied Mozart with the libretto about the rescue of a good fairy's daughter from a wicked magician by a hero armed with a magic flute. After a good deal of the music was written, the composer and librettist — both Freemasons — grafted Masonic ideals onto the plot, transforming a simple fairy tale into a moralistic allegory and a Singspiel into one of the world's greatest operas.This handsome, moderately priced volume, reprinted directly form an authoritative edition, will enable musicians, music students, and opera lovers to gain a fuller appreciation of Mozart's mastery of operatic language, orchestral color, and dramatic expression. A helpful feature of this edition is the inclusion of all spoken dialog, usually abbreviated in other editions. Authoritative C. F. Peters edition. music class;mozart's opera;ancient philosophy;shakespeare's comedies;liberal politics;egyptian setting;spoken dialogue;chilling portrait;liner notes;ist nicht;black dog;english translation;zauberflote;flute;dover;fairy tale;cantus;sarastro;rusticana;pagliacci;schirmer;singspiel;wonne;tamino;coloratura;pamina;papageno;lammermoor;holle;lescaut;boheme;rache;traviata;mozartian;freemason;arias;emanuel;1791;figaro;orchestral;libretto;masonry;score;freemasonry;operatic;masonic;gravely;operas;singers;cds;chorus;malone;performances;vile;piano;accompanying;edda moser;wolfgang sawallisch;austria;europe;magic flute full score;die zauberflote score;dover music scores;wolfgang amadeus mozart;the magic flute study score;books on schirmer;books on ist nichts;books on masonries;books on operas;books on black dogs;books on singspiel;books on fairy tales;books on spoken dialogues;books on zauberflotes;books on flutes;books on chorus;books on cds;books on ancient philosophies;books on pagliacci;books on singers;books on lescaut;books on music classes;books on liberal politics;books on english translations;books on lammermoors;books on mozart 's operas;books on emanuel;books on malone;books on figaro;books on freemasonries;books on rusticana;books on shakespeare's comedies;books on bohemes;books on holle;books on librettos;books on raches;accompany;books on traviatas;books on performances;books on freemasons;books on cantus;books on sarastro;books on scores;books on pianos;books on dovers;Magic Flute full score; Die Zauberflote score; Dover music scores; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; The Magic Flute study score