For Mozart, the Queen of the Night represents that segment of his well-meaning Austrian neighbors who were suspicious of Freemasonry; neighbors who now included the Emperor himself, Joseph II. ... It symbolizes the movement afoot in Mozart's community to curtail Freemasonry and prevent it from growing.
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For Mozart, the Queen of the Night represents that segment of his well-meaning Austrian neighbors who were suspicious of Freemasonry; neighbors who now included the Emperor himself, Joseph II. ... It symbolizes the movement afoot in Mozart's community to curtail Freemasonry and prevent it from growing.