Opera Philadelphia - The Magic Flute
A stunning live-action cartoon. It is fun for the whole family
LA Times
Why see Opera Philadelphia - The Magic Flute?
New production
Enter the blissfully supernatural world of this family friendly comedy that marries vivid animations with live performance to create a wonderfully uplifting spectacle. Co-directed by Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade, this version from Britsh theatre company 1927 updates the setting of Mozart's tale to the Golden Age of 1920s silent cinema with a David Lynchian flair.
JOURNEY TO A MYSTERIOUS LAND
Pursued by a serpent in a strange land between the sun and the moon, Prince Tamino soon finds himself at the centre of a wild adventure when he is saved by the mysterious handmaidens of the commanding Queen of the Night. Sent on a mission to save the Queen's captured daughter Pamina with a magic flute and bumbling servant Papageno, Prince Tamino's trials have just begun as he loses his heart to the Princess and comes to realise that the nature of good and evil in this odd place may not be as clear as they first appear.
Key Information
Audience
Sung in German with English supertitles
Run Time
Two hours and 45 mins with one intermission
Dates
Finished Sep 24, 2017
Reviews
Customer reviews
2 reviews, average rating: (3.5 Stars)
Dennis Gerard
Mozart Would Be Beaming
Saw the opening performance of the Magic Flute on Firday night. I've seen this opera
three times now in the past few years, and this production was by far the most creative,
the most engaging, and without a doubt, worthy of the immortal music Mozart blessed
us with. I felt honored and humbled to watch and hear something so magnificent in its
staging, its singing, its playing and conducting. Any age would love it. Change whatever
you had planned this week and go see this version! Really...something you will talk
about for the rest of your life. ... Read more
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