The Magic Flute: Animating Mozart – Program notes

Dramatis Personae

Program (english)

1. Ouverture: Pamina is taken away from the Queen of the Night at night. The Queen asks the Three Witches to fix it.

First Act:

2. Presentation of Papageno

3: Tamino is saved from the snake by the Three Witches

4: Papageno claims falsely to have saved Tamino. 

5: Tamino falls in love with an image of Pamina, he must find her.

6: Papageno and Tamino want to find their true love. 

7. Finale Act 1: Papageno finds Pamina in Sarastro’s temple.

Second Act:

8: March of the priests

9: Tamino and Papageno discover that Sarastro is good. They have to pass 3 trials to be all together. 

10: Tamino and Papageno are given magic musical instruments to help them during the trials.

11: The Queen of the Night is shown to be mean to Pamina. 

12: Tamino and Papageno go through the first trial and must stay silent.

13: They can’t talk to Pamina, so she gets mad and confused. 

14: Sarastro explains the silent trial to Pamina and they reconcile. 

15: Pamina, Tamino, and Papageno go through the two remaining trials of fire and water. Music is the magic tool to keep them safe. 

16: Papageno finally meets Papagena.

17. Finale Act 2: All the characters say goodbye.