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THE COMPOSER WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–91) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a very unusual person. Born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria, he became famous when he was very young. He could play the harpsichord (an early keyboard instrument) from the age of three, learnt the piano and viola quickly, too, and was writing music from the age of four. Mozart’s father, Leopold, and his sister, Maria Anna (called ‘Nannerl’) were also talented musicians. When Nannerl and Wolfgang were small they toured Europe, performing as ‘wonder children’. They invented their own language and a magical imaginary kingdom called Rücken – which may have been one of the earliest inspirations for The Magic Flute. Mozart wrote all sorts of music; he wrote pieces for orchestras, for small groups of musicians (called ‘chamber music’), church music, concertos (pieces for orchestra and a soloist), songs, piano music and operas. Mozart wrote his first full-length opera when he was only 12. He went on to write 11 more complete operas, and various other musical pieces for theatre. Some of his operas are The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1789), Così fan tutte (1790) and The Magic Flute (1791). They were very popular and toured all over Europe, and are still performed today at the Royal Opera House and at other opera houses all over the world. The first performances of The Magic Flute were enormously successful. Mozart even played the ‘magic bells’ in the orchestra for some shows and took his little son to watch a performance. However, less than two months after the opening night, Mozart was taken suddenly ill. He died on 5 December 1791 at the age of 35. By this time he had written more than 600 pieces of music, many of which are still famous today. TIMELINE 1756 Born in Salzburg, Austria 1759 Learned to play harpsichord, piano, viola 1760 Started writing music 1768 Wrote his first full length opera 1781 Moved to Vienna, Austria 1791 Died in Vienna, Austria
POST PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 1 - MAKE A MAGICAL MOVING SERPENT In The Magic Flute, Prince Tamino encounters many strange and magical creatures; at the beginning of the opera, he is chased and nearly killed by a giant serpent! In this activity, your students will create their own slithering serpent in the classroom. They can either do this individually or work together as a group to make one giant serpent. TIME GUIDELINE 45 minutes YOU WILL NEED • Paper – either colourful paper or paper that your students have painted with their own designs. Students may wish to combine two different colours or designs. • Scissors (adult supervision may be necessary for any cutting) • Ruler • Pencil • Blu Tack • Glue stick or PVA glue • Two sticks – these could be wooden kebab sticks, chopsticks or two strong sticks from outside. • Thread or fine string • Sellotape Benjamin Hulett as Tamino in The Magic Flute ©2019 ROH. Photograph by Tristram Kenton
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Page 5: THE CHARACTERS SARASTRO High Priest
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