Opera in German outskirts of the city. In 1791, he persuaded Mozart to set one of his libretti, "The Magic Flute". This proved to be no ordinary "Singspiel". Though the traditional farcical elements remained, Mozart added a new seriousness, particularly in the music for Sarastro and his priests. Even more than "Die Entführung", the "Magic Flute" pointed the way forward for future German opera. The greatest German composer of the next generation, Beethoven, seized on "The Magic Flute"'s blend of domestic comedy and high seriousness for his only opera, "Fidelio", the story of a devoted wife who saves her husband from political imprisonment.
Found and Lost (opera) Found and Lost (opera) Found and Lost is a one-act opera by Emily Hall, first performed in January 2016, which "straddles the worlds of opera, art installation and promenade theatrical event". The opera, which lasts about 50 minutes, is to a libretto by Matthew Welton. It is described as "an opera installation...written using found texts within Corinthia Hotel London" – these texts include for example checklists for room service staff. The opera was created by the composer whilst she was an artist-in-residence at the Corinthia Hotel in London. The composer's brief was to write an opera to take place in