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| There’s an obvious advantage to creating opera sets in miniature that are not intended for full-scale realization. Obviously you avoid logistical problems, such as getting sight-lines right, or trying to make a machine full of little boys appear to fly. In making these twelve scenes, the director of course was Mozart’s music, and the actual set designer was Schikaneder’s 1791 libretto. As I read it, the scenes sprang to mind, each with a New York City counterpart. This is not surprising, since New York is a city of allegory, music and magic, and has plenty of Masonic symbols if you look for them. | ||
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The Queen of the Night
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Sarastro’s Egyptian Room
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The Temple of Wisdom
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A Palm Grove
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Monostatos and Pamina
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The Flying Machine
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The Sound of the Flute
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The Vault Beneath the Pyramid
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The Cabinet of Reflection
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The Trial by Fire and Water
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Papageno’s Nest
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Sarastro’s Sun
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