Transcript The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

The Magic Flute
by Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
Ordinary Life at the Beginning
 Young Prince Tamino perhaps has been
hunting before the opera begins.
Call to adventure
 Prince Tamino fights the dragon.
 Tamino faints when he runs out of
arrows.
 Three Magic Ladies rescue him.
 The Queen of the Night asks him to
find her kidnapped daughter.
Crossing the Threshhold
 Tamino agrees to find Princess Pamina.
Gains Companions:
A Funny Friend
 Papageno, the
bird catcher,
joins the search
for Princess
Pamina.
Weapons
 Prince Tamino gets the magic flute
from the Three Magic Ladies.
 Papageno gets magic bells.
Gains a Wise Helper
 Sarastro turns out to
be wise and good, not
evil as the Queen of
the Night said.
Multiple Conflicts
 Tamino and Pamina must go through
several trials to show they love each
other.
 Papageno must also prove he is worthy
of Papagena.
Final Battle
 Tamino and Pamina must go through
fire and water to prove they are strong
enough to be together.
Triumph
 Success!
 Tamino and Pamina are united.
 Papageno has his Papagena.