This opera’s overture opens with the three-chord sequence of E-flat major, C (-5[1])minor, E-flat major said to represent knocking. The rising (10[1])notes (read slowly) D, F, B-flat are each sung on the word “Hört” (“hert”) in an aria that this opera’s (10[1])composer wrote to highlight the range of (10[2])his (10[2]-5[1])sister-in-law, (10[2])Josepha Hofer. This (10[1]-5[1])opera’s librettist (10[1])Emmanuel Schikaneder premiered a character who falsely brags about killing (10[4]-5[1])a snake, leading his mouth to (10[1])be padlocked. (10[1])In this (10[1])opera’s aria (-5[1])“Der (10[5]-5[1])Hölle (10[2])Rache,” (“dair HUH-luh RAH-kuh”) Pamina is (10[1])given a knife to (10[2]-5[1])kill Sarastro by a character (10[1])who (10[1])sings a (10[2])high (10[1])F6, (10[1])the Queen of (10[10]-5[2])the Night. (10[1])For (10[3])10 points, name this Wolfgang (10[1])Amadeus (10[1])Mozart opera titled for (10[2])a (10[5])supernatural (10[5])woodwind (10[5])instrument. ■END■