Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian
| Composed | 1791 |
| Instrumentation | 2 2 2 2 — 2 2 3 0 — tmp — keyed glock — str |
| Duration | 150 minutes |
| Soloists | Tamino (lyric ten), Pamina (lyric sop), Papageno (bar), the Queen of the Night (coloratura sop), Sarastro (bass) + Monostatos, Papagena, the Speaker, three Ladies, three Boys and six further parts |
| Chorus | Yes |
| Genre | Opera |
| Tier | Core canon — standard repertoire |
| Editions & hire | Bärenreiter ↗ |
Read in standard international shorthand: flutes · oboes · clarinets · bassoons — horns · trumpets · trombones · tuba — timpani · percussion — harp · keyboard. Section counts include doubling players. Always confirm against the publisher's official parts list before contracting musicians or renting materials.