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.
Symphony, K. 208+102 (Mozart) Symphony, K. 208+102 (Mozart) The Symphony in C major "No. 52", K. 208+102, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1775. The first two movements are from the opera "Il re pastore", K. 208, and the last movement, K. 102/213c, was composed separately. The movements are played one after another without a break. \relative c" { </score> The symphony is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two horns, two trumpets and strings. The flutes are silent for the third movement. The symphony consists of the following movements: The first movement is the overture of the opera "Il re pastore", while