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- Title
Who Were the Drei Knaben?
- Authors
Mueller, Adeline
- Abstract
This article examines the character of the Three Boys in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1791 opera "Die Zauberflöte" in light of lesser-known interpretive contexts for the Singspiel in its immediate milieu. In Emanuel Schikaneder's libretto, the dramatis personae lists the characters as "Drey Genien," but they are referred to as "Drey Knaben" every time they appear in a scene. The double identification was left uncorrected in the 1793 and 1823 reprints of the libretto. The recurring figure of the genie in other Singpiels is also examined.
- Subjects
MAGIC Flute, The (Opera); LITERARY characters; MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791; SINGSPIEL; LIBRETTO; SCHIKANEDER, Emanuel; OPERA
- Publication
Opera Quarterly, 2012, Vol 28, Issue 1/2, p88
- ISSN
0736-0053
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/oq/kbs041