THE STORY ORCHESTRA: THE MAGIC FLUTE

Discover the sorcery of The Magic Flute in this musical retelling of the opera push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing and singers singing from Mozart s score This classic opera reworked for the benefit of younger readers tells a tale of a prince a princess and a magic flute which begins in a mountain ridge between two magical lands Prince Tamino enters chased by a dragon but three brave mountain rangers gallop past on horseback to rescue him His cowardly friend Papageno comes out from his hiding place and they revive the prince The rangers ask for one favor in return Their boss the Queen of the Night asks Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter Princess Pamina from the evil Sun King She gives Tamino a magic flute and Papageno some magic bells to help them The story follows Prince Tamino as he breaks into the Sun King s palace charms the court with his magic flute and gets caught by the guards Will the prince escape with the princess As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the opera s music Readers should press firmly on the pages to activate the sounds encouraging interactive learning and introducing children to this beautif