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The Magic Flute (German: Die Zauberflöte), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue.
The work premiered on 30 September 1791 at Schikaneder's theatre, the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna. This is one of Mozart's last works, written during his last year. Set in Egypt around the time of Ramesses I, this opera was adapted from a tale by Christoph Martin Wieland titled "Lulu, oder die Zauberflöte" ("Lulu, or the Magic Flute").
The opera was the culmination of a period of increasing involvement by Mozart with Schikaneder's theatrical troupe, which since 1789 had been the resident company at the Theater auf der Wieden. Mozart was a close friend of one of the singer-composers of the troupe, tenor Benedikt Schack (the first Tamino), and had contributed to the compositions of the troupe, which were often collaboratively written. Mozart's participation increased with his contributions to the 1790 collaborative opera Der Stein der Weisen (The Philosopher's Stone), including the duet ("Nun liebes Weibchen", K. 625/592a) among other passages. Like The Magic Flute, Der Stein der Weisen was a fairy-tale opera and can be considered a kind of precursor; it employed much the same cast in similar roles.
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Genres: Music,Detlef Roth and Gaële Le Roi perform the Papagena/Papageno duet from "Die Zauberflöte." Also includes the last few lines of Roth's solo before the duet. Paris 2001.
From the Magic Flute : a great moment !
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Die Zauberflöte:Pa-Pagena! Pa-Pageno! sung by Manfred Hemm(Papageno) and Barbara Kilduff(Papagena) with The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra conducted by James Levine: PAPAGENO; Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena! PAPAGENA; Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papageno! PAPAGENO; Bist du mir nun ganz gegeben? PAPAGENA; Nun bin ich dir ganz gegeben! PAPAGENO; Nun, so sei mein liebes Weibchen! PAPAGENA; Nun, so sei mein Herzenstäubchen! BEIDE; Welche Freude wird das sein, Wenn die Götter uns bedenken, Unsrer Liebe Kinder schenken, So liebe kleine Kinderlein! PAPAGENO; Erst einen kleinen Papagena! PAPAGENA; Dann eine kleine Papagena! PAPAGENO; Dann wieder einen Papageno! PAPAGENA; Dann wieder eine Papagena! BEIDE; Papagena! Papageno! Papagena! Es ist das höchste der Gefühle, Wenn viele, viele...
Wonderful rendition of Papagena/Papageno's duet from Die Zauberflöte. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Montserrat Caballé, soprano Thomas Quasthoff, baritone SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern Chor des Staatstheater Karlsruhe José Collado
Papageno : Detlef Roth -W.A. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / The Magic Flute /The Opera Nationl de Paris 2001
Die Zauberflöte: Marta Ubieta, Frank Leguerinel, Ensemble Matheus, Spinosi
Mi amor I'm not sure of the right words to say
Maybe these simple words will do bes to best explain
What I feel in my heart
What I feel more each day
How to make you see
How to let you know
How to say how to say how I love you so
With words you understand
Words that get right through to you heart
Here's a place to start
Chorus:
Tu Amor, I will always be
Tu Amor, means the world to me
Estaras siempre en mi corazon
You;re the one in my soul
And I live for tu amor, tu amor
Mi Amor love you more with each look in your eyes
Maybe these simple words will do best to best describe
What I feel in my heart
What I'll feel for all time
How to make you see
How to let you know
How to say how to say how I need you so
With words you understand
Words that get right through to your soul
Words that will let you know
Repeat Chorus
You're the one that I need in my arms
Believe me these words I say are words
that come straight from my heart
How do I make you believe
Nothing means as much
as what you mean to me