Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (2018)

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (2018)

Poignantly human 2018-09-27 Belgium 165 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Die Zauberflöte is one of Mozart’s most famous works and one of the most beloved of the entire operatic repertoire. Generations of spectators have been fascinated by the melodies and adventures of Papageno, the Queen of the Night, Tamino, and Pamina, the ordeals faced by the young lovers, and the work’s inexhaustible allegorical depth. The director Romeo Castellucci has deliberately stepped back from the narrative dimension of the opera in order to explore its raw emotion and its philosophical heart. For his part, the conductor Antonello Manacorda brings Mozart’s immortal music to life with the help of an outstanding cast that includes Sabine Devieilhe, one of today’s finest interpreters of the Queen of the Night.

Cast

Gábor Bretz is Sarastro
Sarastro
Ed Lyon is Tamino
Tamino
Sabine Devieilhe is Queen of the night
Queen of the night
Georg Nigl is Papageno
Papageno
Elmar Gilbertsson is Monostatos
Angélique Noldus is Second Lady
Esther Kuiper is Third Lady
Third Lady
Guillaume Antoine is First Priest, Second hanged man
First Priest, Second hanged man