Main Characters
Who is Tamino?
These women who work for The Queen of the Night wear masks, and there's a specific number of them.
Who are the Three Ladies?
Hum or sing part of the Pamina and Papageno duet that we learned as a class.
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What Papageno wants more than anything else in the world.
What is to find a wife / fall in love?
The composer who wrote the music to The Magic Flute.
Who is Mozart?
Who is The Queen of the Night?
The very similar-sounding name of Papageno's girlfriend.
Who is Papagena?
The word for a song sung by two people.
What is a duet?
The Three Ladies give Tamino this item, and as soon as he sees it, he falls in love with Pamina at first sight.
What is a portrait?
The word for a printed piece of music with notes and lyrics, or sung words, on it.
What is sheet music?
A very silly bird-catcher and the prince's sidekick on his quest.
Who is Papageno?
The animals that start dancing when Tamino plays his magic flute.
What are bears?
The special opera vocabulary word for the person who writes the lyrics or the words of the opera.
What is a librettist?
The magical instrument that Papageno receives when Tamino receives his flute.
What are bells?
The language that The Magic Flute was originally written in.
What is German?
A comedic bad guy with a very unique costume who switches sides during the opera.
Who is Monostatos?
The Three Spirits have unusual costumes with long, white ____ (a type of facial hair).
What are beards?
The special opera vocabulary word for a solo song, sung by only one person.
What is an aria?
What is an old lady?
Name any one of the three tools that librettists can use to write interesting lyrics or words for their operas.
What is Rhyme, Repetition, OR Expensive Language?
The High Priest of the Temple of Wisdom, with a very low voice.
Who is Sarastro?
The Magic Flute features this type of dancer, dressed up like flamingos and other birds.
What are ballet dancers?
Hum or sing part of The Queen of the Night's famous aria with all the high notes.
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Tamino's first challenge, which makes Pamina think he doesn't love her anymore.
What is a vow of silence?
The librettist who wrote the words to The Magic Flute.
Who is Emanuel Schikaneder?