The 'Farewell Song' is a beautiful ensemble from the famous opera The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The opera is set in a magical world involving a monster, mystery, trials, the quest for true love and finally enlightenment. The opera features some of Mozart's most famous arias including the 'Queen of the Night' aria. The witty liberetto was written by Emanuel Schikaneder and is a "Singspiel". The opera was premiered in 1791 in Austria, just two months before the composer's premature death and is among the most frequently performed of all operas.

The 'Farewell Song' is from Act 1 of the opera and is a conversation between Prince Tamino, his sidekick Papageno (the bird catcher) and the Three Ladies. Tamino is trying to find the beautiful Pamina who he has fallen in love with. The Three Ladies have given Tamino a magic flute which has the power to change sorrow into joy. The ladies tell them about Three Boys (child-spirits), who will guide Tamino and Papageno to Sarastro's temple to rescue Pamina.