Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute
Staging team
- Conductor: R. Hein
- Stage director: L. Štros
- Set designer: V. Nývlt
- Costume designer: J. Jelínek
- Choreography: O. Šanda
- Chorus master: T. Karlovič
Cast
- Conductor: R. Hein, H. M. Förster
- Sarastro: M. Bürger, L. Hynek-Krämer, L. Mlejnek
- Tamino: M. Šrejma, A. Briscein
- Pamina: L. Vernerová, A. Miro, P. Vykopalová
- Queen of the Night: D. Vaňkátová, A. Todorova, J. Sibera
- Papageno: M. Horák, F. Zahradníček, A. Plachetka
- Papagena: E. Jarkovská, V. Likérová, M. Bauerová
- 1st priest: L. Havlák, J. Moravec
- Speaker and 2nd priest: R. Vocel, I. Hrachovec
- Monostatos: J. Hruška, J. Ondráček
- 1st Lady: H. Jonášová, H. Kaupová
- 2nd Lady: S. Čmugrová, K. Džuganová, M. Bauerová
- 3rd Lady: J. Horáková Levicová, A. Kalivodová
- Genius: Kühn’s Children’ Choir
- 1st slave: J. Šilhán
- 2nd slave: T. Kyndl, L. Novák
Is The Magic Flute a remarkable fairy-tale with comic elements, a folk comedy or an encoded work, full of freemason symbols? Is it merely a story of love overcoming all obstacles, or a piece motivating the viewer to attempt achieving perfection? – The work contains all these planes and because of this it remains a challenge for all producers.
Mozart’s last opera, a fairy-tale singspiel from 1791 to the libretto of E. Schikaneder is a true masterpiece. The magical fairy-tale story is a multi-layered play full of fantasy, humour, but also philosophy. The characters of prince Tamino, princess Pamina, the wise Sarastro, the evil Queen of the night and especially the jolly bird-fancier Papageno address and entertain their viewers worldwide for over 200 years.
Premiere: Oct 20, 1995
Response in the press
“In the production directed by Ladislav Štros, the stage opens on a fabulous world with a Masonic tinge, spectacular enough to bring back recollections of Czech fairy-tale movies.”
(Hartmut Schulz, Der Neue Merker, Wien, 10/2001)
The Magic Flute on the SOP schedule
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09. 3. 2010 at 19:00
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09. 4. 2010 at 19:00
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09. 5. 2010 at 14:00
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