Die Zauberflöte - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Die Zauberflöte
A grand opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In German with German and English surtitles
The story begins quite simply, almost like an adventure novel. A young prince is sent by a queen to rescue her daughter, a beautiful princess, from the clutches of a dark ruler. At the prince's side is a strange fowler. To their aid are numerous magical devices, including the eponymous Magic Flute. And all around them are wild animals, and they face trials, fire and water. But it wouldn't be Schikaneder and Mozart if it didn't quickly become clear that the story is much more complex. Good and evil, light and dark, are soon hard to separate. And the bond between parents and children is more complicated than it initially appears.
The story of The Magic Flute has been interpreted and interpreted in many ways. But one of the reasons why it continues to fascinate today is its characters, who are portrayed as diverse, dazzling, and complicated as real people. A mother, for example, who wants to save her daughter – or uses her as an instrument of revenge. A young woman who discovers a strength within herself she previously didn't know. A coward who may be braver than he thinks. A villain who, upon closer inspection, no longer seems (just) evil.
In Lotte de Beer's new production, the opera remains a beautiful, enchanting fairy tale. But at the same time, she seeks an emotional anchor for this story. Someone who will draw the audience into the narrative. "For me, The Magic Flute has a lot to do with growing up," she says, "which is why a young person takes us into their imagination. Imaginatively animated videos open a path for us into this world." This creates magical, impressive, disturbing, and fascinating places and spaces in which Mozart and Schikaneder's fable is told in all its complexity.
Subject to change.
In German with German and English surtitles
The story begins quite simply, almost like an adventure novel. A young prince is sent by a queen to rescue her daughter, a beautiful princess, from the clutches of a dark ruler. At the prince's side is a strange fowler. To their aid are numerous magical devices, including the eponymous Magic Flute. And all around them are wild animals, and they face trials, fire and water. But it wouldn't be Schikaneder and Mozart if it didn't quickly become clear that the story is much more complex. Good and evil, light and dark, are soon hard to separate. And the bond between parents and children is more complicated than it initially appears.
The story of The Magic Flute has been interpreted and interpreted in many ways. But one of the reasons why it continues to fascinate today is its characters, who are portrayed as diverse, dazzling, and complicated as real people. A mother, for example, who wants to save her daughter – or uses her as an instrument of revenge. A young woman who discovers a strength within herself she previously didn't know. A coward who may be braver than he thinks. A villain who, upon closer inspection, no longer seems (just) evil.
In Lotte de Beer's new production, the opera remains a beautiful, enchanting fairy tale. But at the same time, she seeks an emotional anchor for this story. Someone who will draw the audience into the narrative. "For me, The Magic Flute has a lot to do with growing up," she says, "which is why a young person takes us into their imagination. Imaginatively animated videos open a path for us into this world." This creates magical, impressive, disturbing, and fascinating places and spaces in which Mozart and Schikaneder's fable is told in all its complexity.
Subject to change.