EURO ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Freemasonry, Coloratura, Aria
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Check email for updates on when the final will be released. Extra credit due last week of class. Freemasonry is the oldest and largest world wide fraternity dedicated to the brotherhood of an under the fatherhood of a supreme being. Freemasonry is not a religion - common misconception. Urges its members to be faithful and devoted to their own religious beliefs. Both mozart and schikaneder were freemasons and they introduced numerous ideas, symbols, rituals from freemasonry. Construction, order, balance - these are all possible ideas. A fascination with all things egyptian throughout the 18th century. Even secular society needs quasi-religious rituals and images. This raises again the question of the universality of the enlightenment project. Enlightenment values are not just represented positively. They are continually set up in opposition to other values that are negated. The queen of the night and sarastro. Make sure to listen to their back to back arias.
