Download or read book The Magic Flute Unveiled written by Jacques Chailley and published by Inner Traditions. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chailley, a professor of music history at the Sorbonne, reveals the coherence of the opera and the hidden significance of its characters and situations. The author relates each of these elements to the esoteric tradition from which they emanate and to Mozart's own involvement with the Masonic brotherhood.