Scoring: 18 Soli, 4 Sprechrollen, Coro SATTBB, Fl/Pic, Ob, Clt, Fg, Cor, [Tr, Timp], Str d’a, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb

It is one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. Written in 1791 for Emanuel Schikaneder’s theater in Vienna, The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart combines elements of fairy-tale magic with ideas drawn from Freemasonry. In his final opera, Mozart unfolds the full range of his compositional mastery: from the folksong-like melodies of Papageno’s numbers, to Pam...