Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte

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Masonic figure bass role fictional character high priest opera character

Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte is the wise high priest and moral authority in Mozart’s opera, embodying enlightenment ideals and guiding the protagonists through trials toward wisdom and virtue.

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Observed surface forms (1)

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Sarastro 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Masonic figure ⓘ
bass role ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
high priest ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
allegiance Temple of Wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn Die Zauberflöte NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Magic Flute NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Enlightenment ideals ⓘ
Freemasonry symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ
contrastsWith Queen of the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ
embodies enlightenment ⓘ
reason ⓘ
virtue ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
ethicalPrinciple forgiveness ⓘ
humanity ⓘ
steadfastness ⓘ
famousAria In diesen heil’gen Hallen ⓘ
O Isis und Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1791-09-30 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Theater auf der Wieden NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
guidesCharacter Pamina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tamino NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
librettist Emanuel Schikaneder NERFINISHED ⓘ
moralAlignment benevolent ⓘ
nationalTradition Austrian opera ⓘ
operaGenre Singspiel NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposesCharacter Queen of the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ
period Classical era ⓘ
protectsCharacter Pamina NERFINISHED ⓘ
requiresFromProtagonists trials of fire and water ⓘ
trials of silence ⓘ
roleInPlot high priest of the Temple of Wisdom ⓘ
leader of a brotherhood of initiates ⓘ
moral authority ⓘ
setting Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolicAssociation light ⓘ
order ⓘ
sun ⓘ
testsCharacter Pamina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Papageno NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tamino NERFINISHED ⓘ
voiceType bass ⓘ

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The Magic Flute → hasCharacter → Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sarastro
Eric Owens → hasPerformedRole → Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte ⓘ