The secrets of Mozart’s “Magic Flute” - Joshua Borths

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”) is widely regarded as one of the most influential operas in history. And while it may seem like a childish fairytale at first glance, it’s actually full of subversive symbolism. Joshua Borths explains how many elements of "The Magic Flute" were inspired by Mozart’s somewhat controversial involvement with Freemasonry.
Lesson by Joshua Borths, animation by TED-Ed.

[@JackSassyPants]

My only criticism is that there is NO mention of Papageno, the bird-catcher obsessed with women who is obviously the real star of this show.

[@breebell468]

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[@minuteriddles9624]

Agree!

[@carla6485]

yes!!!!!! thank you!!!!!!

[@Aspsusa]

Maybe because he is about the only character that is really easy to understand? Schikaneder's theatre, Schikaneder's libretto, Schikaneder gets to both write and play the best part...

[@Relevus]

Pa! Pa pa!

[@merrittanimation7721]

' The Queen of Night actually wants to plunge the world in darkness " Well with a name like that that should've been pretty obvious.

[@HConstantine]

She called the Queen of the Night--the hippy presenter couldn't eve get that right--there is a 15 minute cartoon version produced for the BBC some years ago that calls her "Queen of Night." Perhaps that is the only form of the opera he's seen.

[@heneralantonioluna8725]

@Shealyne Anglin it's really not funny

[@prodbyevadwave]

Merritt Animation yahh

[@jazybomber]

The queen of night wants to plunge the world into brightness :D

[@jeromeatangan5541]

@@heneralantonioluna8725 you just didn't get it...

[@cuckoolove]

There's so much going on in the mind of a genius. Meanwhile I'm here trying to figure out what day of the week it is.

[@felipejjr]

So true.. lmao

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

It's November, I think.

[@kkat069]

.-. im not smart enough to understand

[@chyousub]

You guys are lucky. I am still not sure in which century i live ;)

[@kkat069]

21st .3.

[@ThomasG_]

"Do you want to know the secrets of my magic flute?" sounds like a bad pickup line

[@pallavi4420]

Thomas G 😂😂

[@legitname6687]

Thomas G "your cousin blew notes on your little magic flute"

[@lx6108]

Thomas G I actually accidentally laughed for real

[@scylla1772]

That's some really fascinating innuendo, since it was the Queen of the Night who gave the flute to the protagonist 😏

[@OphiuchiChannel]

Actually thats the kind of joke Mozart could have said.

[@rikardagren6125]

The Papageno and Papagena duet is probably one of my favourite moments in any opera. The happiness and pure joy Papageno shows when finally finding is love is unbeatable

[@Ja-zz2gn]

Papageno is the best !!!!

[@Martinus777]

Papageno and Papagena represent the „lower marriage” at the level of matter/body whilst Tamino and Tamina represent the „higher marriage” at the level of spirit/soul. Both - the „infrared” and the „ultraviolet” - are needed to achieve hieros gamos.

[@hipstereagle6050]

It’s my favorite period!

[@yogawarriorgirl]

This opera also has the most wicked soprano aria I know of. Look up "The Queen of the Night aria" and enjoy. It's about as high as the human voice can go without injury (and only for a select few).

[@The_New_Abnormal_World_Order]

Yes it is so awesome!!

[@khatunamezvrishvili6211]

@@thetelleroftales4808 I heard another version was that he wrote it for the singer who he knew could do it. I don't know which one is true. Would Mozart sabotage his own aria?

[@thetelleroftales4808]

@@khatunamezvrishvili6211 Yes and no, he did write it for a singer who could do it. But then he later didn't go out of his way to stop his in-law from humiliating herself.

[@m.st.6657]

Oh yeah. It's amazing to hear a good sopranist singing it live in concert!

[@ambermckoy1605]

Mozart wrote a different aria just to mess with the singer: Come scoglio from Cosi fan tutte, which is much harder as it includes low notes most sopranos can't project. The Queen's arias were showpieces for his sister-in-law; he didn't hate her.

[@masterklaw4527]

My mom was able to sing the Queen of the Night's aria. My mom may not have been the perfect parent, but she was a massive influence on the music I love. Miss you, mom.

[@chrisgardiner2215]

😮😮😮 WOW your mother must have been very talented 😊

[@lauren9536]

Your mom must have been one of the select few who could sing it! That high note is insane!! I sing (soprano/mezzo-soprano) and my range is not nearly high enough to do this song lol

[@tguerraew]

We found the background plot of Dan Brown's next novel

[@rues_de_paris]

Tiago Rodrigues Guerra there's a book in spanish about Beethoven 's 10th symphony

[@robertmelvin7908]

Oh God no! After seeing Dan Brown's Inferno I don't ever want to read or see anything from that author again. If he were to use the Magic Flute as a plot element, he would have 9 trials [3X3]; where the 2nd 3 would represent 3 Chinese philosophies or egg rolls.

[@JonatasAdoM]

+Robert Melvin True, the only one I kind like is the second one.

[@nadineiglesias]

The Lost Symbol is my ultimate fav. I wish they'd make it into a movie

[@satyendrasingh1574]

I wish not. They'll ruin it, just like the "the davinci code"

[@CanaldoSora1]

This was my very first opera. I remember as if it was just yesterday. Mozart made my way into classical music, and I couldn't want any better.

[@ellenspear7368]

Well and good, but how can any synopsis of this opera skip a mention of Papageno? Shame.

[@bottomtext]

I knew Mozart was a genius, but this is some crazy shit

[@quoiquand2888]

Mozart was also spoiled, if you read about him you would know.

[@psalm2764]

@@zeethanguo He helped poison Mozart. After that he went deaf.

[@seventeencarat7148]

Yeah he is crazy genius

[@OnlyMozart1]

No dragon! A snake: "Der listigen Schlange".

[@tmmiran]

OnlyMozart1 And it's not Pamino who plays the magic flute, right? It's Papagueno.

[@OnlyMozart1]

No dude, Papageno playes the pipes. Tamino DOES play the magic flute. There's Tamino and Pamina. No "Pamino" however...

[@tmmiran]

Thank you! I should re-read the libretto. It's been like maybe 20 years or so since I read it from beginning to end.

[@rebeccad7435]

Man I'm so glad someone pointed this out! This story is my childhood xD

[@cecilegreer8122]

Schlange has a dual meaning in German: it can be both dragon and snake!

[@kateparker8546]

Although I've never widely been a fan of opera, I have always loved The Magic Flute, as I grew up with a children's version that told the story in English, through the eyes of a little girl. To this day, it remains some of my favorite music ever, and I loved learning all this symbolism!

[@markw3598]

As if this is true!! It is a THEORY!! Which means they can't PROVE it!

[@RaisedThird]

I had the honor of playing violin in Mozart's The Magic Flute last month and my director did a good job explaining this to us. The story and the free masons are very important to know before playing.

[@regineheidorn3309]

Goldgary456 what did The explain exactly ?

[@oliviastar3812]

why was it important to know the story before playing Mozart?

[@RaisedThird]

@@oliviastar3812 it helps with musicality and interpretation if you know the purpose of the piece or the story it’s trying to convey

[@peroz1000]

Someone should make a much longer video on this fascinating theme.

[@ConstanzeWeber]

Love the music credit at the end. This was my first opera, I saw it at Covent Garden when I was 12 and that's when I realised I'd found my art form and the love of my musical life!! I've seen many operas by many composers since, but when I see one by Mozart it's like coming home.

[@h1ddn_]

At 3:33 he talks about 3... ether interesting coincidence, or was purposely put there.

[@simonkawasaki4229]

3:00 That makes a lot of sense. Not only was she a symbol of the Enlightenment’s ideals of freedom, but Mozart had a personal grudge against Maria Theresa. When the 15 year old Mozart premiered his youthful opera “Ascanio in Alba” in Milan, one of Maria’s sons wrote to her, saying that Mozart should be his own court composer. This was practically why Mozart was in Italy; he was fishing for a court position. But Maria Theresa wrote back to her son, saying that he should not hire “useless people”.

[@GroovingPict]

A talk on The Magic Flute that doesnt make one single mention of Papageno aka the bird catcher... Yeah, I think youre missing out on a bit. And by a bit I mean a lot.

[@rolandkesslermusic]

Particularly related to Masonry, there's so much more that could be explored in Papagenos character

[@hockneyfication]

The Magic Flute never ceases to uplift my spirits, it never gets boring. It definitely is one of the most amazing pieces of music to have ever been written.

[@dinkusstinkus4396]

' The Queen of Night actually wants to plunge the world in darkness " AAAH THAT GOOD OLD SUBVERSIVE SYMBOLISM

[@emmasol3058]

Ah Mozart😌🙌🏼my favorite composer

[@Ginafelintiy]

Emma Sol, my favorite is Chopin.

[@mihawkdrakule3869]

1st mozart and 2nd chopin

[@luciosobrinho7508]

great preference

[@Dantick09]

I need to watch this opera

[@handsoap3346]

It's on youtube

[@oofies1016]

Here you go, even though I'm 3 years late kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@lonelyelk5785]

in the 4th grade we went on a field trip to the Seattle opera house to watch the magic flute and I remember being mesmerized by the whole thing, it was pretty awesome

[@elfee7981]

Hehe, I love how english speakers pronounce german words :P

[@NKDpiano]

du hast mich?

[@PaoloDiBello98]

+NKD hasst?

[@NKDpiano]

Paolo Di Bello sorry no idea ((:

[@elfee7981]

NKD Haha, where are you from ^^' ?

[@NKDpiano]

Elfee I'm from Asia.

[@YAYAYASHA]

I’m here after watching the Royal Opera House “The Magic Flute”

[@LClobo60]

Nothing on Papageno? :(

[@letthesleeperawaken]

Um... It would be nice if this video got some plot point straight... 1) "The dragon" is actually "die listige Schlange" which means "the cunning snake" - is this really that hard to get right??! 2) It's not Tamino & Pamina who undergo trails together, but Tamino and Papageno, the bird catcher. While it looks like Pamina is initiated together with Tamino later, I'm not sure whether this is the case, since a part of the plot point of the Opera is that it's not a woman's place to be wise, but rather to be guided by wise men 3) The queen of the night never talks about wanting to plunge the world into darkness, though she does use rather colourful language ("der Hölle Rache" = "hell's revenge") to describe just how pissed off she is about her husbands misogynist attitude, since rather than leaving the "siebenfacher Sonnenkreis" = "sevenfold sun-circle", a magical object of immense power, to her, he gave it to some wisdom cult to "rule over it in a manly way". I'm not saying she's a good person, after all she's plotting murder and forcing her daugther to be her tool, but I don't remember any point where she plots more than to possess the supreme power she thinks is rightfully hers. --> All this is what I remember simply from speaking German and watching the opera live plus hearing it talked about in the German world, where for example the fact that the monster was no dragon but a snake (and apparently Mozart worked with "ein grimmiger Löwe" = "a grim lion") is considered to be of interest...

[@ERosa1991]

Sounds like it could be the plot of an Adventure Time episode

[@Luchingador]

3 = 3 sides = 3 corners = triangle. Illuminati confirmed.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Or Half-Life 3 confirmed.

[@SomeGuy-qd3li]

David S. Well, one is an ongoing, while one has been completely gone because of the lord

[@rasaecnai]

"3+3+3=666" I'm pretty sure math does not work like that

[@rasaecnai]

Yadont Say huh? Im not sure where you went to school but algebra IS math. also are you sure that its algebra? because my math teacher would definitely disagree with you. Where is the variable? You must be trolling man...

[@rasaecnai]

Yadont Say you Dont say I did google facts what you're spouting surely aint it

[@navnoorsingh8792]

i never knew it had a so deep meaning. i think that's the deal with most great artworks

[@rickybasilone8989]

that video title sounds like a video about Mozart's sexual prowesse

[@rabbit5000]

Ricky Basilone 😂😂

[@MrDUneven]

Well, Mozart did write a song about licking his ass.

[@DanielFahimi]

@@MrDUneven What does that have to do with anything?

[@nandocordeiro5853]

@@DanielFahimi it has everything to further prove why mozart is a genius

[@m.st.6657]

Ahhh, I love the "Zauberflöte"! It's one of my favourite operas by Mozart. As a classical flutist myself, I love playing the pieces (arias etc). They give you a very strong feeling. Especially the Queen of the Night, that's just- WOW!

[@Ronenlahat]

Great analysis of a masterpiece, more of this please.

[@NewMusic.FreshIdeas]

Well-worn stuff. The actual relationship of Magic Flute to Freemasonry has to do with Freemasonry's roots in alchemy, rather than the specific politics of the 18th-century lodges. Tamino does not "balance" anything but instead must choose between the benevolent feminine (Pamina) and the dark feminine (Queen of the Night), the benevolent masculine (Zarastro) and the dark masculine (Monostatos), the world of rules (the Three Ladies) and the world of choice (the Three Spirits).

[@marichristian1072]

Sounds very Jungian, Kenneth.

[@mollyringwerm9224]

I wasn't crazy about Mozart as a clarinetist growing up. These days, I'm totally dazzled by his sound and Zauberflote has turned into my fave opera. Der holle rache, o zittre nicht and ach ich fuhls are 3 of my all-time fave arias.

[@FirstLast-gi3ei]

Respect mah naive-a-tay!!

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

First Last lmao, thank you... glad I'm not the only one who noticed that odd pronunciation.

[@pangerangaz2160]

Giuseppe LoGiurato lolll me, too.. i was like, “huh, that kind of word exists??.?” when the narrator mentioned it

[@littlefishbigmountain]

Giuseppe LoGiurato Technically it’s a lot closer to the pronunciation it had before English picked it up Along with many, many others. The word was French, but because of all the culture shared between England and France (the English royalty even spoke French primarily, and English was the common language in England for around 300 years iirc), English adopted around 10,000 words directly from French. Modern day I think roughly 7,500 of ‘em are still in popular use. There’s also the French phrases we’ve adopted (crème de la crème, déja vu, je ne sais quoi, oh là là, c’est la vie, etc.). Obviously some dialects use it more, like in England, where they also tend to stay truer to the French pronunciation

[@The_Notorious_N.O.E.]

I need an hour long in depth documentary analyzing the story and symbolism in this opera. Five and a half minutes ain't gonna cut it.

[@MrHarsh3600]

Or maybe it's just a story Mozart liked.

[@alexandrugheorghe5610]

LolGuy nah. we know he was a mason. grab any book about Mozart and you will find presented plenty of evidence

[@yahyasafe7]

LolGuy hahahahahahhhahaha omg

[@markw3598]

Makes more sense than the 'video'.

[@anonymousy8882]

Dude it's everywhere wirtten. Mozart was a Mason and was hired to make this opera

[@roberacevedo8232]

Mozart didn't write the story, he just wrote the music

[@Ikbennietalleenjeoma]

I love these TED lessons about classical music! Really elucidating in creating a better understanding of classical music. I would be really interested to see a video about my favorite composer: J.S. Bach!

[@kellyfamily853]

"Love and wisdom aren't really my thing." Kudos to anyone who gets the phrase

[@codyreynolds2400]

A story about a boy taking a magic flute from the queen of the night, sounds like a metaphor for something lol

[@Bob-np2uc]

Cody Reynolds Not 100% but I think it is.

[@islezeus]

Cody Reynolds ha ha ha

[@pangerangaz2160]

like what?

[@ChupeTTe]

Cody Reynolds kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZPadKGMf5p2os0

[@UnXpectedMe]

I would love to see a series on different operas.

[@flametracking10]

im blue daba dee daba die

[@hko2006]

why lol

[@marlenyromerodeleon9801]

Preciosa y valiosa explicación!! Gracias por compartir!! Bellísimo de mis óperas favoritas!

[@MartinHatchuel]

Excellent video and a good lesson in the structure of story. Thank you

[@user-ci2lg1lw5b]

모차르트의 "마술 피리"의 이야기와 그 이야기의 의미, 그때의 시대상황을 연결시켜보는등 모차르트의 "마술 피리"에 대해 알아보는 시간이 되었습니다. 좋은 시간이 되었습니다. 감사합니다.

[@davenewman140]

Just enjoy the music This reminds me of something I read years ago "He is someone who knows everything about good books except how to enjoy them"

[@liammcmanus7502]

This sounds like a Robert Langdon lecture😂😂

[@MiracleWinchester]

Liam McManus because of its inclusion of Freemasonry?

[@Amanda-mc9ve]

Hi everyone, thx for supporting😂

[@joroc]

This channel has THREE million subcribers MASON CONFIRMED

[@thewafflemonster7414]

Jonas Anselmo this comment is THREE months old Mason confirmed!! 😂

[@colorfullconcerto]

braindeadfred this reply is THREE weeks old. MASON CONFIRMED 😔😂😂😂

[@one.k5373]

This comment is 3 years old

[@giasharie274]

This video and comment are THREE years old, DOUBLE MASON CONFIRMED

[@arniekevinvalera8166]

This is probably the first opera I have known and learned about. This is not only a wonderful opera with coloraturas and whooping high and low notes. One Mozart's best indeed.

[@amandaanze7542]

Do more classic music videos! They are awsome...

[@Jamesroy1923]

Mine only criticism is that Mozart didn't write the libretto that was Emanuel Schikaneder...

[@completeandunabridged.4606]

MOAR

[@completeandunabridged.4606]

I WANT MOAR

[@completeandunabridged.4606]

WE WANT MOAR ENLIGHTENMENT

[@TheElectra5000]

This video has one huge flaw: It's too short. :(

[@marichristian1072]

Agreed!

[@yoosong2000]

reminds me of Hegel's dialectics. The excursion of consciousness towards reason in a way of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis.

[@ChristianJiang]

4:08 Reminds me of Hegel (thesis, antithesis, synthesis)

[@donna30044]

This barely scratched the surface of the symbolism and Masonic imagery in the opera.

[@marichristian1072]

Yes. Tamino's three trials- fire, water, and air before he could be initiated into the (masonic) mysteries and receive Sarastro's blessing for his union with Pamina.

[@wesley-skyehayes5625]

I cannot accept such a complex interwoven play was written. I think historians have severely embellished upon all the minor details.

[@danbev8542]

A more extensive and excellent Magic Flute discussion is done by The Great Courses; The Operas of Mozart by Robert Greenberg. Greenberg is fantastic- he tells the story of the opera, plays sections of it, and explains all about the Masonic connections. Highly recommend!

[@leonhardpauli5815]

I saw the 2019 staging in Austria's Sankt Magareten Steinbruch. It was one of the best productions I ever saw🥰

[@P.Whitestrake]

3 ladies, 3 trials, 3 doors? HALF-LIFE 3 CONFIRMED!

[@dinoinadress2273]

Do you have any idea who the specific audio of the trill in this video comes from? It hits a really weirdly specific spot in my brain and I can’t find it because the other versions aren’t quite right.

[@booksandtea1663]

'Music by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' nice one TED-Ed, love it :)

[@Dimension2364]

I remember that I read in an opera-guide that the queen of the night was initially planned as "the good one" and that only later this was changed... which makes sence when I think about it. Day and Night need each other. What would the spirit of the day be without the refreshing rest of the night? I think if the magic flute really contains ideas of the enlightenment then Mozart would have wanted to find a balance between the night (the queen) and the day (Sarastro).

[@g-love6507]

This is a great and fascinating summary of this music !

[@WillWilsonII]

Mozart used a technique that reminds me of yin-yang (stable and active). One line of continuous notes and another with on/off pulses. The masons have the 2 pillars Yachin and Boaz that also remind me of the stable and active principle, as they mean something like strength/force and stability. I don't know if the masons even heard of Lao Tzu...... it's a universal principle.

[@enminghee2926]

I sometimes suspect this opera was the basis for Disney's Tangled, and not the actual Rapunzel story.

[@SoftKitty0930]

Imagine how amazing if we could see the premier of this opera in 1791 conducted by Mozart himself

[@Suoyung]

Those harmonies actually are pretty common in many pieces...

[@kiren3168]

Gayane Aslanyan ikr . this video is bullshit.

[@theincorruptibles1279]

Without being overly harsh, I would have to agree. Mozart didn't write the story, he composed the music. Period.

[@Silverlin212]

He actually worked in part on the story/libretto with the librettist Schikaneder, who was also a freemason. The chords themselves aren't the point, but rather how they're highlighted; making a clear statement of salient significance -- especially as it relates to masonic symbology.

[@psalm2764]

@@Silverlin212 Mozart was only a nominal free mason. Schikckaneder deceived Mozart and did not pay him a "thaler" for his efforts according to Mozart´s brother in law, Josef Lange in his Biography.

[@TRU7H]

Great video! Keep them coming

[@michaelthomas2769]

I'm​ getting frightened now. Ted always create a new video for all my questions. I'm even listening to Mozart now.

[@mistergrandpasbakery9941]

This is brilliant! I'm duly and truly impressed!

[@vivianniu3493]

is it just me or does my pfp look like the "Magic Flute" in the amination? also it looks more like a recorder and especially with the way tomino played it

[@Twirlingbarbie]

I actually think it's about his parents. the queen of the night and sarastro are enemies but there isn't a real explaination, so for me it's seems like it's about two parents fighting

[@clivegoodman16]

Carmen Kunz. I believe that the theory is that they were the parents of Pamina.

[@katwilkinson93]

I love this song from Mozart!!! One of my favorites next to his "a little night music"!! I love Mozart and all those other good classical composers like bach, Beethoven and pachelbel! 😄😄😄

[@davlor86]

he didn't write songs tho, i think you mean piece of music

[@marichristian1072]

@@davlor86 Or maybe Katie means opera.

[@raresuta5895]

i was kinda into classical music and jazz until now , i m also teaching myself to play the piano (i m 18) but i was never interested in opera music..probably because i didn t understand it , but now that you explained me a little more in depth this masterpiece ... i really want to know more about opera . Thanks TED :)

[@raresuta5895]

TextuaryStar great , thanks , do they also have hidden meanings like this one in them ?

[@raresuta5895]

TextuaryStar no problem , thanks anyways :)

[@chavaambuehl7605]

That flute looks like a baguette I love it

[@xIlCreeperx]

oooh you should talk about the famous "Queen of the night Aria" (Der Holle Rache) making a relation between high notes and how vocal cords work!

[@markw3598]

Want to hear the best rendition!?? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqG5h2ygiM14sLc

[@Luboman411]

I just realized that Super Mario 3, the original NES game, is based on this opera. Mario uses magic flutes to go through worlds on his way to the land of darkness (World 8) to rescue his princess held captive by a dragon (Bowser). That's also where the magic flutes, hidden in very secret places, ultimately take you--the land of darkness. This is the 3rd installment of the video game series and there are three magic flutes that Mario can find. The first magic flute is found in stage 3 of World 1, and World 3 (land of tropical seas) and World 6 (land of ice) are the biggest worlds in the game, representing climatic opposites. Fascinating. I bet there are more symbols I can uncover if I go back and search the game. Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario 3, is one crafty dude...

[@ryuoshinz]

Learning something new everyday

[@mikkimanlulu8513]

PLEASE DO STRAVINSKY'S "Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka". PLEEEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEEEE!!!

[@lenap3561]

all nice and good, but i believe the fact that the libretto is acually written by Emanuel Schikaneder and not Mozart himself is quite important, since he had the idea first and included the symbols to the play

[@micohyo]

Me: o p e r a a a a a a KZbin: magic flute for u

[@dmarsub]

does anyone know, where can i learn more about this? nice video :)

[@kiren3168]

voice of reason it's bullshit. Almost everything here can be explained by basic music theory.

[@HelgaCavoli]

Plus it has one of the best solos I've even seen (here on KZbin) from the queen talking with the daughter. Just marvelous.

[@muhammadjamal962]

i looove this opera

[@StarshipPocketFox]

Ingmar Bergman really captures the humor in this opera. Please, watch "Trollflojten" someone has posted it on youtube with english subs.

[@arooobine]

Illuminati confirmed.

[@ilyakarakotov4065]

Benjamin Hershey basically

[@delusionsofgrandeur1330]

✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️

[@ChupeTTe]

Benjamin Hershey If you want

[@MiracleWinchester]

Basically yes

[@careen6267]

I knew it ...This song was so much more. None other can compare to Mozart’s talent in the entire human civilization 🙌✨🤔

[@benkysan3246]

This video has been suggested to me "3" years after it was uploaded

[@daviydviljoen9318]

"Simple humble melodies..." Me: wait, it's literally impossible for me to hum 'Die Hölle Rache... "

[@h03035]

Well the Austrian Empress is called Maria Theresia, not Maria Theresa.

[@claraschuster855]

It's a very nice summary of the opera, but I'm very sad, that you didn't mention papageno once!

[@douglascanoose5281]

The highest you can go in your "Blue Lodge" is the "Third Degree". The Thirty Second Degree is conferred in the Scottish Rite. "So Mode It Be."

[@Xxp1ll3RsxX]

But that's just a theory, a music theory.

[@numsidumsragitsch]

The way he says Wolfgang is adorable.

[@karenwang1769]

I have a question that you might wanna put in a video (not really) Why does flour prevent dough form sticking