The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote)

Good quality binding and paper as usual from Schirmer but the actual music is a fuzzy reprint, very disappointing. My 1951 version is clearer in its print; I will be ordering Baerenreiter next time.

After hearing the recent Peter Brook adaptation of The Magic Flute where a solo piano plays all the music I wanted to play the score for myself. it is a beautiful, highly professional arrangement of the music, libretti included. It is wonderful to play and is a great value.

As a conductor, I play piano as well and enjoy the Schirmer Opera editions. I usually only use this brand for opera and Urtext for everything else. This edition delivers a good piano reduction and the binding is easy to hold down after good use of the book (so no...

need for a page turner every time). The English text is also included.

Mozart's Die Zauberfloete is an operetta that is fully demanding for professionals. This score edition is the perfect accompaniment to for preparing for a part.

The Schirmer piano/vocal scores for opera never disappoint. And, they are crucial reasonably-priced tools for building a singer's repertoire.