The standard operas, their plots and their music; . •S I. ^ I — ? ex ^. imm. !^B»Ri * •^>»l^,^gP :^r-; ? . ^ ?5- i5 ^ ;? in -^i! ?? J MOZART 201 ing bird-catcher, who is also presented with a magical chimeof bells, they set out for Sarastros temple. Papageno ar-rives there first, and in time to rescue Pamina from the per-secutions of Monostatos, a slave, who flies when he beholdsPapageno in his feather costume, fancying him the seek to make their escape, but are intercepted. Taminoalso is caught, and all are brought before Sarastro. ThePrince consents to become a novitiate in
The standard operas, their plots and their music; . •S I. ^ I — ? ex ^. imm. !^B»Ri * •^>»l^,^gP :^r-; ? . ^ ?5- i5 ^ ;? in -^i! ?? J MOZART 201 ing bird-catcher, who is also presented with a magical chimeof bells, they set out for Sarastros temple. Papageno ar-rives there first, and in time to rescue Pamina from the per-secutions of Monostatos, a slave, who flies when he beholdsPapageno in his feather costume, fancying him the seek to make their escape, but are intercepted. Taminoalso is caught, and all are brought before Sarastro. ThePrince consents to become a novitiate in the sacred rites, andto go through the various stages of probation and purification,and Pamina again returns to her duties. They remain faith-ful to their vows, and the last ordeal, that of passing througha burning lake up to the altar of the temple, is triumphantlyaccomplished. The Queen of Night, however, does not aban-don her scheme of revenge. She appears to Pamina in hersleep, gives her a dagger, and swears that unless she murdersSarastro she will cast
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