The Fairy Tale of the Magic Fute
Fri, 22. Nov 2024, 11:00
after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Tamino falls in love with Pamina, whom he is only allowed to marry if they pass difficult tests. Through the "fair sound" of the Magic Flute, they both succeed in overcoming fire and water. Papageno and Papagena also find each other through the magic of music. And so that the opera in this version only lasts 70 minutes and is thus over half shorter than its big sister, a narrator summarises the events ... Conductor: Friedrich Praetorius; Director: Gerlinde Pelkowski; With Jörg Schörner, Alexandra Oomens / Lilit Davtyan, Hye-Young Moon, Chance Jonas-O'Toole / Kangyoon Shine Lee, Andrew Harris / Patrick Guetti, Markus Brück / Philipp Jekal, Nina Solodovnikova a. o.
Prince Tamino falls head over heels in love with Princess Pamina when he receives her picture as a gift. Pamina's love for the Prince is awakened when she hears the tales of Papageno, the bird catcher, with whom she then sings a love duet, Papageno standing in for Tamino. However, these two children of royal blood have a few obstacles to surmount before they can be united. Fortunately there's always music in the meantime: Tamino is given a magic flute that can tame wild animals, and Papageno has a musical instrument, a glockenspiel of magic chimes.
This abbreviated version of Mozart's MAGIC FLUTE is intended not only for children but for all music and theatre lovers keen to spend an hour learning the sights and sounds of opera.
Werkinfo:
A story of love and growing up for little people and big people; Music Theatre for children based on the opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Libretto by Marcel Pomplun and Gerlinde Pelkowski; For children aged 5 and over