Does The Magic Flute sound like a children's picture book to you? Then it's time to get out and go to the Opera Company of Philadelphia's performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute (it's an opera, not a children's book) on Wednesday April 24, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The Magic Flute is an opera that delights both seasoned opera buffs and novices, from the famously dazzling "Queen of the Night" aria to Papageno's melodies, replete with humorous, bucolic whimsy.