MAGIC FLUTE VOCAL SCORE, THE

The Magic Flute Vocal Score is one of Mozart's greatest operas, this work achieved success upon its first performance in 1791 and has continued to enchant listeners ever since. A complex allegory glorifying Freemasonry and its emphasis on brotherhood, charity, and benevolence, the opera was particularly admired by Beethoven, who praised it for containing everything from North German Choral-Vorspiel to Volkslied.