Aaron Rabushka <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>And my favorite question about the "Magic Flute" plot: why does Papageno
>flunk the test and still get the girl?

Maybe because he is a "human" character, and most other characters are
archetypes? What's the message? Nobody's perfect, except in fairy tales?!

I think that the Magic Flute it is Mozart greatest opera, because the
musical quality is consistent (and high.

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