The Magic Flute
An opera in two acts
Libretto by EMANUEL SCHIKANEDER (sung in German)
Slaves, priests, people
VIENNA STATE OPERA CHORUS chorus-master
WALTER HAGEN-GROLL
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by WOLFGANG SAWALLISCH
(Recording from the 1970 Salzburg Festival, made available by courtesy of Austrian Radio) The action takes place in Egypt in legendary times.