The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K. 620)'s an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work's in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. Premiere and reception The opera was premiered in Vienna on September 30, 1791, at the suburban Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden. Mozart conducted the orchestra, Schikaneder himself played Papageno, while the role of the Queen of the Night… (More on Sarastro)