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The Magic Flute: An Opera by Mozart
Kyra Teis has masterfully adapted this classic Mozart opera, ripe with all of the essential fairy tale elements. Prince Tamino must save Princess Pamina from her evil mother, the queen. To help him on his quest, three lovely ladies give him a magic flute that will charm both animals and humans. With the help of his flute and the companionship of his jovial friend, Papageno, Prince Tamino overcomes the trials of Silence, Patience and Courage and thereby wins the hand of Princess Pamina. Share this wonderful edition with a child. The book includes a parent-teacher guide.
32 pages, Paperback
First published April 30, 2007
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February 13, 2015
How delightful! I didn't know that Mozart had written an opera based on a fairy tale!
October 21, 2017
Read for term 1 AO studying Mozart..krb 10/20/17
April 25, 2019
Nick and Will loved it.
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October 15, 2026
Reading The Magic Flute: An Opera by Mozart feels like getting a secret handbook from Kyra Teis on how to preserve your autonomy while living inside a hyper-managed culture.
February 2, 2012
“Once upon a time, on a day that seemed like any other, Prince Tamino was out hunting in the forest. It was such a lovely day that he didn’t hear a strange sound behind him – a sound that grew louder and louder.”
Prince Tamino is chased by a dragon while hunting in the woods and faints. The dragon is slayed by the servants of the evil Queen of the Night. The evil queen tricks Tamino into saving her daughter, Pamina from Sarastro. The queen tells Tamino he can marry the princess if he brings Pamina back to her. The queen tells Tamino that Sarastro is really a horrible sorcerer that kidnapped Pamina when really Sarastro is protecting Pamina from the evil queen. Tamino learns the truth when he finds Pamina with the help of his friend Papageno, the goofy bird catcher. Tamino and Pamina fall in love and Sarastro says that they can get married if Tamino can pass three challenges. Tamino passes the tests with the help of Pamina and they get married. The evil queen was banished into eternal darkness and Papageno even passes a test of his own and lives happily ever after too!
Why I liked this book – Well first of all, I like classical music. Second of all I am a fan of Mozart (did you know he wrote the music to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?). I have heard of the Magic Flute before but I never saw the opera or read the story. A lot of times operas are in other languages (even if it is in English it’s hard to understand sometimes) and it was cool to see the story in a book. After we read the book we went online and saw some clips of the actual opera and I could tell exactly what was going on! The story was written really well for young kids. It is a great fairy tale! The illustrations are made from paper cuttings and it makes them very unique and awesome to look at!
Prince Tamino is chased by a dragon while hunting in the woods and faints. The dragon is slayed by the servants of the evil Queen of the Night. The evil queen tricks Tamino into saving her daughter, Pamina from Sarastro. The queen tells Tamino he can marry the princess if he brings Pamina back to her. The queen tells Tamino that Sarastro is really a horrible sorcerer that kidnapped Pamina when really Sarastro is protecting Pamina from the evil queen. Tamino learns the truth when he finds Pamina with the help of his friend Papageno, the goofy bird catcher. Tamino and Pamina fall in love and Sarastro says that they can get married if Tamino can pass three challenges. Tamino passes the tests with the help of Pamina and they get married. The evil queen was banished into eternal darkness and Papageno even passes a test of his own and lives happily ever after too!
Why I liked this book – Well first of all, I like classical music. Second of all I am a fan of Mozart (did you know he wrote the music to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?). I have heard of the Magic Flute before but I never saw the opera or read the story. A lot of times operas are in other languages (even if it is in English it’s hard to understand sometimes) and it was cool to see the story in a book. After we read the book we went online and saw some clips of the actual opera and I could tell exactly what was going on! The story was written really well for young kids. It is a great fairy tale! The illustrations are made from paper cuttings and it makes them very unique and awesome to look at!
September 9, 2012
A most enchanting rendition of a timeless Mozart opera! The author/illustrator is obviously blessed with her own "magic flute." With the stroke of her paintbrush, she makes her characters dance and her scenes come alive. And, in her writing, she gets her characters to sing out a lively and entertaining story. The reader will yearn for more of Ms. Teis's magic!
July 16, 2013
We enjoyed this book version of Mozart's opera, although my kids and I agreed that it was not as good as the cartoon version we have watched on YouTube. This is still a good version of the story if you are familiar with the stage performance or as an introduction to th opera.
October 8, 2013
This is an extremely condensed version of the Magic Flute. The illustrations are nice and I like that she gave a character list beginning. This would be a great read aloud for early elementary students and late elementary students might be able to read it by themselves.
August 7, 2008
a truly lovely, beautiful book!
January 21, 2009
Enjoyed the beautiful illustartions.
September 21, 2011
My 3-star rating is for The Magic Flute as dialogue, action & plot; does not reflect my opinion of Mozart's score!
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