In the last part of the Trial of Silence, Papageno meets an old lady, who persuades him to marry her. When he agrees, he sees her transform into the beautiful young Papagena, the woman he is destined to be with.

Silvia Moi plays Papagena
Soprano Sylvia Moi was born in Norway.

Sylvia has studied all over Europe at the University College of Opera in Stockholm and the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and also at the Royal College of Music in London.

Silvia has been awarded numerous scholarships including the Joel Berglund Scholarship, the Leverhulme Trust and the Swedish Royal Academy of Music's Scholarship.

This is not the first time Sylvia has played Papagena - she played her in December 2004 at the Nobel banquet in Stockholm.

Silvia has performed on stage in many different countries including Sweden, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic and South Africa.

The role of Papagena requires a singer with a soprano vocal range.

Here is a diagram of how the soprano vocal range is represented on the keyboard of a piano:

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