Bastien und Bastienne is one of Mozart’s earliest operas, written when he was only twelve years old in the year 1768. It is a very simple work and features only three characters: Bastienne (soprano), Bastien (tenor) and the soothsayer Colas (bass). It is adapted from a play that was very popular in Vienna, “The Loves of Bastien and Bastienne,” a comic parody of a hit play by Jean Jacques Rousseau.
| Bastien und Bastienne, K. 46b | Bastien und Bastienne, K. 46b | ||
| Bastien und Bastienne, K. 46b |
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Opera “The Magic Flute” – “Zauberflöte”
The Magic Flute (“Die Zauberflöte”, K. 620), is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, an Austrian actor and theatrical producer. The Magic Flute is an opera that includes also spoken words, not only singing. This kind of operas are called “Singspiel”.
The opera “Die Zauberflote” ranks on place 3 worldwide, with 3318 performances (552 different productions) in the season 2017/2018 (as of operabase.com statistics).
| The Magic Flute, KV 620 | The Magic Flute, KV 620 | ||
| The Magic Flute, KV 620 | The Magic Flute, KV 620 |
