The Magic Flute Queen of the Night's coloratura, the bells, Sarastro's trombones, even the farewell in Scene I for clarinets and pizzicato strings—a single dramatic stroke." The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last. "Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape" Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "" segued into trio: ""). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear and kill the serpent. They find the unconscious prince extremely attractive, and each of them tries to convince the other two
The Magic Flute bring in food, the magic flute, and the bells, sent from Sarastro (Trio: ""). Tamino begins to play the flute, which summons Pamina. She tries to speak with him, but Tamino, bound by his vow of silence, cannot answer her, and Pamina begins to believe that he no longer loves her. (Aria: "") She leaves in despair. "Scene 5: The pyramids" The priests celebrate Tamino's successes so far, and pray that he will succeed and become worthy of their order (Chorus: ""). Pamina is brought in and Sarastro instructs Pamina and Tamino to bid each other farewell before the greater