
LA Opera Blog: James Conlon on “The Magic Flute”
Mozart’s The Magic Flute is amongst the world’s most popular and beloved operas, written by one of its most adored composers. A pseudo fairy tale, its invented mythology appeals to children and adults, amateur and professional musicians, philosophers and writers, casual operagoers and die-hard fans. It is immediately accessible to children, yet sufficiently profound and sophisticated to have commanded the attention of great thinkers and musicians for more than two centuries.