The Magic Flute by Anne Gatti, 0811849740, Lowest Book Price Finder

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A must have for fans of P. Craig Russell or fantasy...

While some people may know of P. Craig Russell from his contribution to Neil Gaiman's The Sandman ("Ramadan" #50) and the adaptation of the latter's short story "Murder Mysteries", he is actually famous for his adaptations of various opera pieces into the medium of comics. Now NBM has had the good taste to release a series of three volumes entitled The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations once more making many of his adaptations available to new audiences. The Magic Flute is the first volume in this series and contains Russell's 138 pages long adaptation of Mozart's classical master piece.

For those not familiar with the story (or perhaps not even opera), there is no need to worry. The Magic Flute is ultimately a very well told piece of fantasy (or fairy tale) with a sense of farce in it and Russell's artwork is very fitting for these kinds of stories. The Queen of Night sends Prince Pamino on a quest to rescue her daughter Pamina from the cruel despot Sarastro. Together with the bird-catcher Papageno, Prince Pamino enters an adventure that develops into a classic tale of good and evil.

A must have for fans of P. Craig Russell or fantasy... or just about anybody who enjoys a well told story.

Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" is wonderfully explained.

I received the book "Magic Flute" for Christmas. Since then I have read the book twice and listened to the included CDs 25 times. The book covers the essential elements of the history of the opera, including Mozart's reasons for writing this opera and the events that influanced it. As well as a history lesson I received a German lesson. The included libretto is in the original German, as well as the English translation. Comments about different performances of this opera are scattered throughout the book, giving the reader depth and understanding to the opera. The CDs that are included with the book are wonderfully done. One can hardly listen to the opera and not experiance every emotion possible. Mozart has the ability to transform ones scenses from on extreem to the other. In short this book and CD is highly educational and entertaining.

It's a great book.

I got The Magic Flute for Christmas. My teacher is almost finished reading it to the class. We also listen to the CD after she reads the part to it. Some people in my class don't know if they like it a lot or not. Most of them love it. Ruth Stuart, 2nd grade

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