DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE

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{"value"=>"1940", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1940"}

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1940

date_inclusive_end

1940

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1940

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1940

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1940

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1. Act I, scene 1. The opening scene of the Prince pursued by the snake is presented as a dream vision. Tamino (David Cunningham)
2. Superimposed proscenium of auditorium showing unit setting
3. Act I, scene 2. An interior
4. Costume for the Priest. A traditional eighteenth-century dress over which a white cape is worn. This cape shows on the back the symbol of the sun, and the collar is elaborated into a typical insignia of the Free Mason Order of that time
5. Act I. A rocky scene. Detail by Frederick John Kiesler
6. Act I, scene 2. Appearance of the Queen of the Night. Queen (Dorothy Hartigan)
7. Act I, scene 3. Before the temples of Reason, Wisdom and Nature. Detail by Frederick John Kiesler
8. Act II, scene 1. Symbol of the secret Order. Detail by Frederick John Kiesler
9. Act II, scene 2. A vault. Detail by Frederick John Kiesler
10. Act II, scene 3. A lake in the garden. Detail by Frederick John Kiesler
11. Act III, scene 1. A vault under the temple. Detail by Frederick John Kiesler
12. Act III, scene 3. The garden. Detail by Frederick John Kiesler
13. Act III, scene 4. Portals of Fire and Water. Detail by Frederick John Kiesler. At left, Symbol of Darkness; at right, Symbol of Light. In center, group of three actors
14. A wood. Detail by Frederick John Kiesler
15. Mechanism for arch, designed by Frederick John Kiesler. Frame construction and machinery showing mechanism for reeling off all backdrops of the opera on a roll of canvas 120 feet long. The mechanism is so designed that it can be operated by one man. He is