On this day in 1791, Mozart’s last opera – The Magic Flute (German: Die Zauberflöte) premiered. It is a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue.[a] The work premiered at Schikaneder’s theatre, the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, just two months before Mozart’s death. It was an outstanding success from its first performances, and remains a staple of the opera repertory.
Detail of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from Mozart family portrait by Croce
Upscale neighborhood McDonald’s.
Hemingway was The Man!
BADA BING!
I came home today to find my daughter has been on eBay all day long. If she’s still on there tomorrow, I’ll have to lower the price.
I’m gonna be a terrible ghost because as hard as it is to get ahold of me now, just wait and see how fast I decline a Ouija board call.
Here’s what we do: Just tell tRUMP that Obama went to school at the electoral college and he will dismantle it.
I always said that when I retired, I was going to travel. I just never expected it would be mostly to the doctor’s office.
Vaccines are a tricky thing. On one hand we have thousands of qualified scientist saying they’re good. But then on the other hand we have one weird guy, who sounds like a drowning lawnmower, saying they’re bad. So I’m not sure.
I don’t judge people based on color, race, religion, sexuality, gender, ability, or size. I base it on whether or not they’re an asshole.
Did you know if you treat conservatives the same way they treat minorities, they get very upset?
I’ve decided I’m going to avoid everything that makes me fat: pictures, mirrors, scales…
While setting up a voice recognition password on my new phone, a dog barked nearby and ran away. Now I’m looking for that dog to unlock my phone.
My ducks are not in a row. I don’t even know where most of them are. And I’m pretty sure at least one of them is a pigeon.
I don’t mean to brag, but I can always tell when they use fake dinosaurs in movies.
People should give more credit to Trump for stopping the war between Azerbaijan and Acetaminophen.
If you think Tylenol is bad for children’s health, just think about what guns do.
It is much more striking who DIDN’T speak at Kirk’s funeral—neither of his parents, no siblings, no old friends, just his wife, Carlson, and a whole lineup of Trump people he *maybe* knew getting in their talking points.
I love the phrase “bear with me” because it can either mean “be patient” or “the zoo heist was a success”.
Don’t stress about your eyesight failing as you get older – it’s nature’s way of protecting you from shock as you walk past the mirror.
Hugo Chavez loses spot in Guinness book for most batshit UN speech.
Researchers from Tylenol find alarming link between Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein.
I just saw this fella going up a hill with a wheelbarrow full of horseshoes, four leaf clovers, and rabbit’s feet. I thought: “He’s pushing his luck!”
Why do I post here? To disturb the humorless and humor the disturbed.
I actually never really liked The Magic Flute, but here is the amazing Yuja Wang playing variations on another familiar Mozart work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGAPTRrAilY
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