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Created at the peak of the Enlightenment, Mozart's divine and enduring milestone of opera is both a lighthearted fairy tale and an epic story of the struggle between good and evil.
The Magic Flute met instant acclaim at its 1791 premiere, and it remains among the composer's most performed and admired works.
This edition is reproduced from an authoritative source, complete with bar-numbered movements for easy reference. Affordable and compact, it is the lowest-priced complete edition available. Perfect for study or for following live and recorded performances, this miniature score is ideal for use in the classroom, at home, or in the concert hall.
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This inexpensive, authoritative edition of Mozart's last opera featuring all the spoken dialogue will be welcomed by all Mozarteans and opera enthusiasts. Translation of German frontmatter. Dramatis personae. List of Numbers.
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" 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.
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Authoritative C.F. Peters edition of Mozart's last opera featuring all the spoken dialogue. Translation of German front matter. Dramatis personae. List of numbers.
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This divine and enduring milestone of opera is both a lighthearted fairy tale and an epic story of the struggle between good and evil. Authoritative, complete, and low-priced edition.
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Mozart's moralistic allegory concerns the rescue of a good fairy's daughter from a wicked magician by a hero armed with a magic flute. This inexpensive, authoritative edition of the composer's last opera features all of the spoken dialogue and will be welcomed by all Mozarteans and opera enthusiasts. Translation of German frontmatter. Dramatis personae. List of Numbers.