tamino's

Updated: July 17, 2025

Tamino's consciousness returning, he discovers that the serpent has been slain, and hails Papageno, who comes upon the scene, as his deliverer. Papageno is a bird-catcher by trade and in the service of the Queen of Night a happy-go-lucky, talkative fellow, whose thoughts do not go beyond creature comforts.

Henry Edward Krehbiel - A Book of Operas : Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music