The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart composed the opera ‘The Magic Flute’ in 1790, with the premiere in September 1791 at the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna. It is the last opera Mozart would compose.

The opera is based on the libretto by German dramatist Emanuel Schikaneder, likely based on other sources such as the medieval romance ‘Yvain’ by Chrétien de Troyes, the novel ‘Life of Sethos’ by Jean Terrasson, and the essay ‘On the mysteries of the Egyptians’ by Ignaz von Born.