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Thu, 01 Jun 2006
Mozart: Die Zauberflote
Mozart, Die Zauberflote (Magic Flute)
Dorothea Roschmann, Erika Miklosa,
Christopher Strehl, Rene Pape, Hanno Muller-Brachmann
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
2 CD's, Deutsche Grammophon
More Mozart! And that has to be a good thing even when
it isn't the anniversary of his birthday. You might remember
also that this opera contains the famous high C section
which only a very sopranos can perform. It is also the most
performed of Mozart's operas.
It has also been controversial with some people talking
of the elements of freemasonry which appear -- something that
wouldn't have been very popular with Mozart's masters had
they cottoned on. You can read up on this aspect (and others)
at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Zauberflšte
if you care to. In any case, there are many scholars who dispute
the masonic message thesis and some who find it laughable.
Die Zauberflote is a Singspiel and was concieved as a
crowd pleasing composition that would also hopefully lift
the audience's taste levels. Its elements of magic and allegory
have pleased audiences ever since.
And this is a pleasing performance nicely captured.
(Baron K)
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