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The magic flute
Opéra Bastille - from 17 September to 19 November 2022
Sales open on 31 May 2022 at 12h00
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The magic flute
Opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sales open on 31 May 2022 at 12h00
Book Subscribe Option booking This production is no longer available for subscription
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Opéra Bastille - from 17 September to 19 November 2022
3h05 with 1 interval
Language : German
Surtitle : French / English
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Opening night : 17 Sept 2022
About
In few words:
In Die Zauberflöte, a prince from a far‑off land on a quest to liberate a princess meets a giant snake, a cocky bird‑seller, the Queen of the Night and a High Priest who imposes strange rites of passage. How does one approach Mozart’s last opera, first performed in Vienna in 1791, two months before the composer's death? As a fantastical tale for children, as the reflection of the masonic allegiance of Mozart and his librettist Schikaneder, or as an ardent meditation on human existence? The director Robert Carsen attempts to go beyond the libretto's simplistic opposition of good and evil, represented by Sarastro and the Queen of the Night, suggesting that each of them guides the young Tamino and Pamina on the path to wisdom. An optimistic reading that does not exclude the idea of death, described by Mozart in a letter to his father as “our best friend”.
CHARACTERS
Tamino: In love with Pamina.
Papageno: Bird-catcher in the service of the Queen of the Night.
Sarastro: High Priest in the Temple of Wisdom.
La Reine de la Nuit: Pamina’s mother.
Pamina: The Queen of the Night’s daughter.
Monostatos: Sarastro’s servant.
Papagena: Promised to Papageno.
Les trois Dames: In the service of the Queen of the Night
- Opening
- First part 70 mn
- Intermission 30 mn
- Second part 85 mn
- End
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Die Zauberflöte
Opera in two acts (1791)
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Music :
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Libretto :
Emanuel Schikaneder
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Conductor :
Antonello Manacorda
Simone Di Felice - (19, 22, 28 oct.)
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Director :
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Set design :
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Costume design :
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Video :
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Dramaturgy :
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Chorus master :
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Tamino :
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Mauro Peter
(13 Sept. > 13 Oct.)
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(19 Oct.-19 Nov.)
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Zweite Dame :
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Dritte Dame :
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Papageno :
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Huw Montague Rendall
(13 Sep.> 19 Oct.)
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Iurii Samoilov
(22 Oct. > 19 Nov.)
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Papagena :
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Sarastro :
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Brindley Sherratt
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Monostatos :
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Pamina :
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(17 Sept. > 13 Oct.)
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(19 Oct. > 19 Nov.)
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Königin der Nacht :
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Caroline Wettergreen
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Der Sprecher :
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(11 Sept. > 22 Oct.)
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(28 Oct. > 19 Nov.)
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Erster Priester :
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Zweitter Priester :
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Erste Dame :
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Margarita Polonskaya
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Performances
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Gallery
Audio clips
La Flûte Enchantée (saison 18/19) - Ouverture
La Flûte Enchantée (saison 18/19)- Acte II - Vannina Santoni (Pamina)
La Flûte Enchantée (saison 18/19) - Acte I - Florian Sempey (Papageno)
La Flûte Enchantée (saison 18/19) - Acte II - Jodie Devos (Reine De La Nuit)
Media coverage
This is Carsen's strong point: the primacy of the theatre, with its gestures, movements and surprises, in a variety that constantly arouses attention.
Guillaume Tion, Libération.fr, 10 février 2017A strength and coherence that still fascinates the audience.
François Lehel, Opéra Magazine, Mars 2017This revival of Carsen's production at the Opéra Bastille simply expresses the magic of Mozart's famous Singspiel (played and sung).
Olyrix, 2017
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About the work
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