Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620

Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Librettist/Text Author: Schikaneder, Emanuel

Conductor: Wigglesworth, Ryan

Orchestra: Age of Enlightenment Orchestra

Chorus: Glyndebourne Chorus

Chorus Master: Oliver, Aidan

Boys: De Silva, Aman

Boys: Dyakonov, Stephan

Boys: Jemison, Freddie

Ladies: Dierkes, Esther

Ladies: Fontanals-Simmons, Marta

Ladies: Magiera, Katharina

Monostatos: Schneider, Jorg

Pamina: Fomina, Sofia

Papagena: Rose, Alison

Papageno: Burger, Bjorn

Priests and Men in Armour: Atkins, Thomas

Priests and Men in Armour: Snell, Martin

Queen of the Night: Wettergreen, Caroline

Sarastro: Sherratt, Brindley

Speaker: Kraus, Michael

Tamino: Portillo, David

Set Designer: Barbe and Doucet

Costume Designer: Barbe and Doucet

Lighting Designer: Simard, Guy

Stage Director: Barbe and Doucet

Television Director: Roussillon, Francois

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Date of Production: 04-08-2019

Venue: Glyndebourne Opera House

Playing Time: 02:47:52

Catalogue Number: OA1304D

UPC: 809478013044

Libretto

Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620 DE

Synopsis

Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620

Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620

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One of Mozart's most enchanting works, Die Zauberflote is a fairy tale that uses familiar archetypes to ask provocative and difficult questions about religion, the nature of power, the bonds of family, and of course love.

Premiered just months before Mozart's death, Die Zauberflote in many ways represents a new departure for the composer. Catching the spirit of revolution in the air, Mozart turned his attention for the first time from court opera to popular opera, writing this singspiel ('sung play') for a new and much broader audience.

Celebrated Canadian directing duo Barbe and Doucet make both their British and Glyndebourne debuts here with their new Die Zauberflote, a veritable "theatrical feast of eccentricity." (The Guardian). Ryan Wigglesworth conducts an outstanding cast including Russian soprano Sofia Fomina as Pamina, David Portillo as her beloved Tamino, Brindley Sherratt as Sarastro, and the ebullient Bjorn Burger as Papageno.