The Magic Flute was first performed at the Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, where librettist Emanuel Schikaneder was running the theater. Though neither man could know it before hand the opera would be the last one that Mozart would complete. They started their collaboration in May of 1791, ten years after they first became friends. The two men were both suffering financial crisis and worked together in the hopes that the opera they were working on would be their salvation. The opera was based on Zauberopern, a popular operatic form of the day which focused on mythological tales that featured outrageous turns of events and incredible stage effects.



Despite some initial uncertainty in the project, Mozart decided to pick it up and wrote the entire opera over that summer. The opera is closely connected to freemasonry, considering that both Mozart and Schikaneder were deeply involved members of the Masons. The story itself is interwoven with symbolism and thoughts from Mozart’s youth to the time that he wrote the opera. The opera was considered highly significant by Masons at the time, and would continue to be an important piece to them over the years.

The Magic Flute tickets from are your tickets into the world of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the opera is one of the most popular that he ever wrote and a view into his thoughts and life like nothing else. The story’s roots can be traced to the story Lulu oder Die Zauberflote, published in Christoph Martin Wieland’s collection of fairy tales, Dschinnistan.

The story of The Magic Flute is the story of two young people: Tamino and Pamino, who fall in love when Tamino is charged by Pamino’s mother to go and rescue her. Pamino’s mother is the Queen of the Night, and her incredible power is being thwarted by Sarastro, who is the priest for the sun god. The queen desires to get the powerful sun circle from the temple that Sarastro is the priest of. As Tamino sets out on his quest he is accompanied by Papageno the bird man, but the two soon discover that all is not as they have been led to believe. The stories of Sarastro and the Queen of the Night are conflicting and the two must discover if Sarastro is an evil demon, as the Queen declares him to be, or a wise priest.

For those who love the works of Mozart, The Magic Flute is an incredible opera to go and see. The music is definitely amazing, with the part of the Queen of the Night reaching into the high F range. As one of the last efforts of one of the greatest composers the world has ever known, The Magic Flute is a must-see performance. The only work that came after this one was Requiem which is a much darker piece, written at a time when Mozart was dying of a terrible and debilitating fever. During his last moments, Mozart was thinking about the glory of his opera The Magic Flute. Come to to get your Magic Flute tickets.