Description

Discover the sorcery of The Magic Flute in this musical retelling of the opera. On every page interact and push the musical note buttons to hear the vivid sounds from Mozart’s score, bringing a real atmospheric punch to each page and scene of this story.

The Magic Flute is the tale of a prince, a princess, and a magic flute, that all begins in a mountain ridge between two magical lands. Prince Tamino enters, chased by a dragon, but three brave mountain rangers gallop past on horseback to rescue him. His cowardly friend Papageno comes out from his hiding place and they revive the prince. The rangers ask for one favour in return. Their boss, the Queen of the Night, asks Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter, Princess Pamina, from the evil Sun King. She gives Tamino a magic flute and Papageno some magic bells to help them. The story follows Prince Tamino as he breaks into the Sun King’s palace, charms the court with his magic flute, and gets caught by the guards. Will the prince escape with the princess?

At the back of this book, find a short biography of the composer Mozart. Next to this, you can replay the musical excerpts for each of the spreads, read a discussion of the instruments, rhythms and musical techniques that make them so unbelievably powerful. A glossary also is included to define the musical terms and aid learning.

£16.99 Large Hardback.

Created for ages 4-7