Mozart Opera “The Magic Flute” First Performed

Mozart Dateline:  September 30, 1791, The Magic Flute Premiered.

Wolfgang A. Mozart conducted his opera The Magic Flute in its first performance in Vienna. His librettist, Schikaneder, was also the first Papageno.

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620., (The Magic Flute) is an opera in two acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. This opera is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form which included both singing and spoken dialogue. It premiered in Vienna on September 30, 1791.

The premiere was at an out-of-town but not obscure theater. Schikaneder himself played Papageno, while the Queen was played by Mozart’s sister-in-law Josepha Hofer. The opera was not an immediate success, but slowly, it gained popularity. By November 1792, Schikaneder announced the opera’s 100th performance. Unfortunately, Mozart did not have the pleasure of attending his masterpiece as he died December 5, 1791.

Today, Die Zauberflöte remains one of the most-performed works of Mozart worldwide.

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Mozart – The Magic Flute – Overture (Levine / Met Orchestra)

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The Magic Flute – End

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Mozart’s The Magic Flute Overture  by Josito3