Pa-Pa-Pa-Papageno duet
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The "Pa-Pa-Pa-Papageno" duet is a playful and charming comic duet from Mozart’s opera *The Magic Flute*, sung by the bird-catcher Papageno and his future mate Papagena as they joyfully imagine their life together.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical number
ⓘ
opera duet ⓘ vocal duet ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Papageno’s future mate Papagena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bird-catcher Papageno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkTitle | Die Zauberflöte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audiencePerception |
charming
ⓘ
humorous ⓘ |
| characterVoiceType |
baritone
ⓘ
soprano ⓘ |
| commonUsage | popular encore piece ⓘ |
| composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
celebration of union
ⓘ
comic relief ⓘ |
| genre | comic duet ⓘ |
| imagines |
future life together
ⓘ
having children ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Emanuel Schikaneder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mood |
comic
ⓘ
playful ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
comic wordplay
ⓘ
light orchestration ⓘ repeated “Pa” sounds ⓘ |
| operaAct | Act II ⓘ |
| operaPremiereCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereTheatre | Theater auf der Wieden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereYear | 1791 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOfOpera | The Magic Flute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| requires |
baritone singer
ⓘ
orchestral accompaniment or piano reduction ⓘ soprano singer ⓘ |
| style | Singspiel ⓘ |
| suitableFor | light classical programming ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter |
Papagena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papageno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textRepetition | stuttering syllables ⓘ |
| theme |
family life
ⓘ
love ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert performances
ⓘ
opera gala excerpts ⓘ within full staging of The Magic Flute ⓘ |
| vocalTexture | duet ⓘ |
| vocalWriting | syllabic ⓘ |
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