DESIGN
PORTFOLIO
THE MAGIC FLUTE
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
Thesis Paper Project 2004
The Magic Flute is traditionally done as a story of good versus evil, with Sarastro being the personification of good and the Queen of the Night being evil. Looking at the lyrics of the opera from a modern, feminist perspective I felt that neither were wholly good or evil. Both have good and bad aspects, but are fanatical about their beliefs. Like any fanatic, they push their beliefs on the younger generation (Tamino and Pamina). For me, it is an opera about the coming of age of this younger generation and what they take from each parent figure and incorporate into adult versions of themselves.
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The Queen of the Night |
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The Queen of the Night at Sarastro's Palace |
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The Queen's Ladies |
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Sarastro |
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The Old Priest and the First and Second Priests |
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The Chorus of Priests |
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Monastatos |
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 The Three Boys
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The Chorus of Slaves
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Papageno and Papagena |
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Tamino and Pamina |
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Tamino and Pamina After the Trials |
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