The Magic Flute / La Flûte enchantée (2014)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Opera in two acts. Libretto by Emmanuel Schikaneder. Created on the 30th of September 1791 at the Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna.
Tamino: Stanislas de Barbeyrac
Pamina: Mari Eriksmoen
Papagena: Regula Mühlemann
Sarastro: Christof Fischesser
Papageno: Josef Wagner
The Queen of the Night: Kathryn Lewek
Video: Finn Ross
Stage Setting: Simon McBurney
Music Direction: Pablo Heras-Casado
Stage Decor: Michael Levine
Costumes: Nicky Gillibrand
Lights: Jean Kalman
Movements collaborator: Josie Daxter
Sound: Gareth Fry
This is the story of Tamino, a young foreign prince who, on the orders of the Queen of the Night, ventures into the kingdom of Sarastro and faces terrible ordeals out of love for Pamina. It is also the story of Papageno, a cheeky bird-catcher who only dreams of eating, drinking and … finding his Papagena!
The Magic Flute is Mozart’s last operatic work and also the most amazing thanks to its mixture of genres and styles, from fantastic tale to philosophical fable, from Viennese comedy to virtuoso opera. An essential part of any Mozart festival such as the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, this Mozart’s masterpiece is presented in Simon McBurney’s fascinating production.
