The Queen of the Night: Ally or Adversary? Part 2

In today’s video, Cassandra delves into part 2 of her breakdown of the opera “Dia Zauberflöte” (The Magic Flute). Uncover why the Queen of the Night flies into a rage, find out if Tamino and Pamina reunite, and see if poor Papageno ever finds a wife. Discover all this and more in today’s delightful look into Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s famous opera, The Magic Flute.
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Welcome
0:34 - Recap Act 1, Scene 3
0:50 - Act 2, Scene 1
1:32 - Act 2, Scene 2
2:31 - Act 2, Scene 3
8:34 - Act 2, Scene 4
10:22 - Act 2, Scene 5
11:36 - Act 2, Scene 6
12:15 - Act 2, Scene 7
14:05 - Act 2, Scene 8
16:15 - Act 2, Scene 9
17:22 - Act 2, Scene 10
18:00 - Recap/ What did you think?
18:24 - Thanks for Watching!
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[@philsfilm]

Complicated story with lots of moving parts but very well explained. Great job!

[@onocleesensible2851]

The Queen of the Night has always been my favorite character in that Opera, and the version you showed from Diana Damrau is so emotionally tense, i love it

[@OperaForBlackFolks]

Thank you for watching! You are appreciated! See you in my next video! ✨

[@cn_frog]

The meta plot seems to be the old Castlevania 2 theme "The Morning Sun has Vanquished the Horrible Night." But my leanings have always been towards the Queen of the Night. Her husband gave away the Sevenfold Circle of the Sun to his high priest instead of to her, as it should have been. I mean, she IS still queen. I'm not quite sure what the monarchy's situation is in this fantasy land of Mozart's, but it's my opinion that was the first misstep. The second was the kidnapping of the Queen's daughter. Doesn't matter the intent. That's kidnapping royalty. That's a crime no matter who you are. Though, I do have to ask... The Queen and her handmaidens have battle prowess and magical powers... did Pamina get the short end of the stick in that regard? No magic? No ability to defend herself? Ultimately Papageno and the three boys are a distraction from true crime... Sarastro and priests taking what is rightfully the Queen's. Now, don't get me wrong, Monostatos is way in the wrong too... but both he and Pamina would have been spared their situations had the Queen of the Night been given her due when her husband passed. I mean... what husband passes and leaves their faithful wife powerless and at the mercy of chanting fools? I can only assume that things work differently in the world Mozart created for this opera and I can only go on what I know and feel. All hail the Queen of the Night.

[@OperaForBlackFolks]

I LOVE your response! I’ll respond more later but thank you for watching! 💛🙏🏾✨😍

[@cn_frog]

@@OperaForBlackFolks looking forward to it.

[@JohnDoe-pg9oq]

I consider both Sarastro and Queen of the Night as villains. Neither one is more right than the other. It’s just the 18th century mindset of, “A man is more dependable with power than a woman” which is why it historically was seen as more black and white.
In my opinion though had Sarastro not had the power who’s to say he wouldn’t try to have killed the Queen of the Night for it?