Theater Review: The Magic Flute

In his final opera, what we know of the mature Mozart’s philosophical and spiritual beliefs—less than a year from his death at the age of 35—is often problematic for critics, who either do not understand their nature, or purposefully ignore them, since recognizing them would require more than they are willing to do with their own lives. 

Yet, for an ever-evolving artist such as Mozart, his late opera and theatre scores were overtly in service to his quest for enlightenment, a century before the sacred books of eastern spiritual practices were translated into European languages. Instead, Mozart found a path offered through Freemasonry, which incorporated Egyptian symbolism into its rites of initiation. 

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