"Papageno"
Papageno Our Christmas paintings have come down and others have gone up on our walls Among them is Papageno. Mozart's Die Zauberfl öte (The Magic Flute) is my favorite opera . Papageno, the opera's protagonist, is a bird catcher and is often costumed in feathers which I have reduced here to a feather skirt. He has his pipes and bells which play a role in the plot. He has entranced a pheasant here. Mozart conducts the proceedings from a box bordering the opera house proscenium arch. Mozart's monogram initials are on the upper right on the curtain. My monogram signature in the same style are in the lower left.