A Magic Flute and a Masonic Apron: Was Die Zauberflӧte (The Magic Flute) a Masonic Opera? (opens in new tab)

By Paul Smith Introduction For its first 60 years Die Zauberflӧte, Mozart’s last opera, enjoyed a successful but peaceful life, then a high minded scholar, 60 years after its premier, decided there is more to the opera than it at first appears. The opera, it was suggested, contained deep allegorical meanings. At first the allegory was […]