Ignaz Alberti. Emanuel Schikaneder (Libretto) in de rol van Papageno. Wienbibliothek im Rathaus, Druckschriftensammlung, ca.1791.
Die Zauberflöte K 620, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 30 September 1791, Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna.
A stealer of birds, named after a bird (Papagei is German for parrot), and talkative like a bird, Papageno is particularly incapable of suppressing his cowardice, gluttony, and appetite for women. (Internetbron)