The Magic Flute
Taylor Oettel Roundtree FXM-211 February 13, 2019 The Magic Flute The opera “The Magic Flute” also known as “Die Zauberflöte” was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Emanuel Schikaneder also contributed greatly to the composition of this opera, writing many of the spoken words, while Mozart wrote most of the musical parts. It premiered in 1791 at the Theater auf der Wieden near of Vienna. This theater was a venue for many theatrical works but unfortunately only open for fourteen years from 1787 to 1801. Overall, “The Magic Flute” played 223 times in that theater, a huge success and a very popular opera to see even now. It was such a success that Schikaneder made a sequel called the Magic Flute Second Part. On the surface it is a fairytale with problems arising a prince saving a princess, but in the end everyone is happy and everything ends well. However, underneath the initial storyline there is a more complex message. The music throughout is written in every ...
I love what you did! The final piece looks super cool especially knowing that a lot of people contributed to it.
ReplyDeleteI love the final art piece it looks beautiful! This is such a cool idea to get people involved. Also I agree that creativity is in everyone and should be more accessible to everyone.
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