Three Ladies

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Three Ladies are a trio of attendants to the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s opera *The Magic Flute*, known for guiding and protecting the hero Tamino.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character group
opera character
supporting character
alignment servants of the Queen of the Night
appearsIn Die Zauberflöte NERFINISHED
The Magic Flute NERFINISHED
artForm sung drama
associatedWithCharacter Papageno NERFINISHED
Queen of the Night NERFINISHED
Tamino NERFINISHED
characterType court attendants
magical helpers
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
creator Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
employer Queen of the Night NERFINISHED
ensembleType female trio
fictionalUniverse The Magic Flute universe NERFINISHED
firstActAppearance Act I GENERATED
firstPerformanceDate 1791-09-30
firstPerformancePlace Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna NERFINISHED
genre opera
givenObjectType magic bells (via the Queen of the Night’s commission)
magic flute (via the Queen of the Night’s commission)
givesObjectTo Papageno NERFINISHED
Tamino NERFINISHED
hasNoIndividualNames true GENERATED
languageOfWork German
librettist Emanuel Schikaneder NERFINISHED
medium stage performance
musicalFunction dramatic exposition
ensemble commentary
narrativeFunction instigators of Tamino’s quest
link between Tamino and the Queen of the Night
notableScene Interaction with Papageno in Act I
Rescue of Tamino from the serpent in Act I NERFINISHED
operaNumberOfActs 2
originalCityOfProduction Vienna NERFINISHED
period Classical era
roleInNarrative attendants to the Queen of the Night
guides of Tamino
protectors of Tamino
serves Queen of the Night NERFINISHED
settingOfWork mythical, vaguely Egyptian landscape
typicalCasting three female singers
vocalType mezzo-soprano
soprano
workForm Singspiel
workTitleContext Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 NERFINISHED

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The Magic Flute hasCharacter Three Ladies