The magic flute : Die Zauberflöte : an alchemical allegory

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The magic flute : Die Zauberflöte : an alchemical allegory

by M.F.M. van den Berk

Brill, 2004

  • [text] : hbk
  • CD

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Zauberflöte

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 -- Zauberflöte

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Translated from Dutch

In English; texts in German

Accompanied by 3-CD set: Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte, performed by the New Opera Academy, Orchestra of the Dept. of Early Music and Chamber Choir of the Royal Conservatory of the Hague, conducted by José Miguel Esandi

Includes bibliographical references (p. [629]-642)

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This volume demonstrates for the first time that Mozart's opera Die Zauberfloete is an enactment of the alchemical opus magnum, in the form of a chemical wedding. Towards the end of the 18th century, alchemy was still a prominent mystical current within the Order of Freemasons of which Mozart and his librettists were members. The central part focuses on the opera's alchemical structure, whereas the historical and mythological backgrounds are also dealt with extensively. The book comes with 3 CD's offering a rendition of the integral opera, in contrast to the common practice of leaving out major parts of the libretto. The Magic Flute is a fascinating journey of discovery, an initiation into Initiation. With complete original libretto and over 100 pictures.

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