The Golden Pot fairytale may have been influenced by his experience in the theater, which began in 1808 (Robertson 1992, xi). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" was one of the many operas that Hoffmann conducted during the period in which he wrote "The Golden Pot". In the opera, Tamino must survive tests imposed by Sarastro,a wise magician, if he is to win her. The wise old Sarastro resembles Archivist Lindhorst in this regard, and Sarastro also has a female foe, the Queen of the Night, who is Pamina’s mother, comparing to the applemonger, who was Veronika’s wardress. Like the applemonger, the
The Enchanted Pig (opera) by the witch and Adelaide. Offering herself to Adelaide as a spy to keep watch on the pig, Flora is enabled to release him and to live with him in human form happily ever after. In a review of the original production, the critic Michael Billington wrote in "The Guardian": "This is a show that proves opera, at its best, is source of magic and enchantment." In "The Independent", Paul Taylor called it an " exhilarating opera for children (and discerning adults)." Reviewing a 2009 production at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Rupert Christiansen wrote for "The Daily Telegraph": "Dove is