Tamino soon undergoes trials of silence, fire, and water in order to join Sarastro’s brotherhood and be united with Pamina. Yet, all is not as the Queen of the Night led them to believe. After an encounter with the Queen of the Night, who gives Tamino a magic flute and Papageno magic bells, the two set off to find the queen’s daughter, Pamina, who has been captured by Sarastro and is guarded by his minion Monostatos. Like a medieval romance or fairy tale, The Magic Flute centers on the quest of a young prince named Tamino assisted by the birdcatcher Papageno. The end result might be heavily influenced by Disney, but it remains pure Mozart-uncut and entirely in German. Lyric has aptly billed it as family-friendly fare (child tickets are available), playing up the opera’s whimsical elements at the expense of its moral philosophy and social criticism. Few operas are more delightful than Mozart’s Magic Flute ( Die Zauberflöte), which fuses fantasy and adventure with high ideals and memorable melodies.
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