from Act II, Scene V of the German opera
Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Role: Papageno, a birdcatcher
Voice Part: baritone Fach: lyric baritone
Setting: A hall in a temple
Synopsis: After drinking a glass of wine which magically appeared, Papageno sings (accompanied by magic bells) of what he really wants which is a wife.