The Magic Flute Review

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The Magic Flute The Magic Flute was a pretty good opera. In it themes of good vs. evil, family vs. friend, and faith by trial were examined. These themes plus the biblical symbols in the opera show that Mozart in creating this work created one of the best operas of all time. In all great works, themes of good vs. evil are explored. If you have ever seen the Star Wars Trilogies, then this can attest to that fact. In these movies, Luke is brought up in an innocent world until he is exposed to the Empire and what it really stands for by Ben Kenobi. Throughout the rest of his movies, his battle against the Empire and his dad, Darth Vader make Star Wars one of the most popular and critically acclaimed movies of all time. Likewise The Magic Flute does the same thing. In the Magic Flute, Pamina is divided by her mom on what to do. Should she listen to her mom, the queen of the night, and kill Sarastro or should she defy her and do the right thing? Just as Luke was divided by his dad, Vader, Pamina is struggling over the choice her mom presents her. This theme of good vs. evil can also be extrapolated to more themes like truth and light vs. want of power and others. In the opera, Sarastro represented light and truth, while The Queen of the Night represented want of power. The duality of this theme can also be examined by the differences the characters. Sarastro is a calm, steady figure who exuberates knowledge and moderation in all things. The Queen of the Night on the meanwhile presents a fickle character who is not concerned with her daughter’s welfare and only wants to use her position as her mom to make her do something against her will. Another example: while Sarastro sings in a deep, warm voice, The Queen of the Night sings in a shrill, high voice that sends a message that she is better than everyone and birdlike, and while the Queen usually is the only one there
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