Magical, spectacular and moving
After being attacked by a snake, Tamino is rescued by the three ladies-in-waiting of the Queen of Night, who promises he will marry her daughter Pamina if he can save her from the wicked Sarastro. Tamino sets off with the bird-catcher Papageno, a magic flute, and a set of magic chimes. They find Pamina but discover that Sarastro is in fact protecting her from her mother. Tamino successfully overcomes three trials to win Pamina’s hand. The furious Queen pursues them but is ultimately vanquished.
- This opera, rife with symbolism and allusions to Free Masonry, was the last Mozart wrote. He conducted it on the first night, shortly before he died.
- This production, which blends the singers with colourful animations reminiscent of the silent films of the 1920s, arouses enthusiasm everywhere it goes
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Antonello Manacorda
STAGE DIRECTOR
Suzanne Andrade, Barrie Kosky
VIDEO
Paul Barritt
ORIGINAL IDEA
«1927» (Suzanne Andrade and Paul Barritt) and Barrie Kosky
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN
Esther Bialas
DRAMATURGY
Ulrich Lenz
LIGHTING
Diego Leetz
PRODUCTION
Komische Oper Berlín
Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
The singers and music director are members of the Kömische Oper Berlin company
La flauta màgica (Die Zauberflöte)
Singspiel in two acts Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, based primarily on the story Lulu oder Die Zauberflöte by August Jakob Liebeskind, published in Christoph Martin Wieland’s collection of oriental tales, Dschinnistan. World premiere: 30/09/1791 at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna. First Liceu performance: 15/01/1925. Last Liceu performance: 28/04/2012. Number of Liceu performances: 70.
