Had you noticed that I hadn’t mentioned Wolfie yet? I fully intended to save him for ‘Z’, but not because he has a ‘z’ in his name.
I am in Opera Chorus at school this semester and about half of our musical offerings in our upcoming show are from Mozart’s The Magic Flute aka Die Zauberflöte. Die Zauberflöte was the last work that Mozart completed before he died.
I will be playing one of the Three Ladies 🙂
But the really fun interaction comes in this delightful little duet between the birdman, Papageno, and his new found love, Papagena. So stinkin’ adorable!
Obviously, Mozart did so much more than The Magic Flute. His operas are still favorites today (and not exactly easy to sing). His concerti and sonatas are brilliant. He was prolific during his short life. I do feel that this last year has been nonstop Mozart for me. One of my audition pieces for my university auditions was Non So Pìu from The Marriage of Figaro. I’ve sung that at least ten times over the last seven months.
And, this semester, our choirs are combining with the school orchestra to perform the Mozart Requiem, so it has been all Mozart, all the time!
By the way, I love this piece from the Requiem and I am excited to sing it in June!
Thank you for hanging with me for April’s A to Z Challenge! I can’t believe I made it (barely)! Hello and welcome to my new followers – I hope my future posts don’t disappoint!