Salzburg Festival - The Magic Flute

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7/30/2022

Storyline

A spectacular chase between the prince and the monster opens the scene, featuring a love story with a kidnapped princess, two warring antagonists—the Queen of the Night and Sarastro—, "funny characters" like Papageno and Papagena, and, last but not least, the magical instruments of flute and glockenspiel... The enchanting music and fairytale motifs make "The Magic Flute" the perfect introduction to the world of opera for young and old.

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      • Antognini

        This is a reworking of Mozarts Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). That opera (in this summary, the reader is assumed to be familiar with the opera) is presented as a tale related by a grandfather to three grandsons. The narration of the tale serves to frame the opera proper.

        The grandfather, the boys and their family appear to live in Vienna (or Salzburg?) about a hundred years ago. Almost all the roles in the opera itself are taken by persons who are family members. The director, Lydia Steier, says in a separate video that one of the focuses of the production is how the operas action affects the three boys. Another innovation is that Sarastro and his community turn out to be solders who eventually engage in battle, with casualties. ...

        September 23, 2022