"Visually, it’s a theatrical feast of eccentricity ... witty, irrepressible, unforgettable" (The Guardian)
One of Mozart’s most enchanting works, Die Zauberflöte 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 Zauberflöte 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 & Doucet make both their British and Glyndebourne debuts here with their new Die Zauberflöte, 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 Björn Bürger as Papageno.
Con la colaboración de Naxos
Singspiel in two acts
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Premiered at the Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna, on September 30, 1791
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Artistic team
Conductor | Ryan Wigglesworth
Directors and designer | Barbe & Doucet
Puppet designer and puppet coach | Patrick Martel
Lighting designer | Guy Simard
Cast
Tamino | David Portillo
Pamina | Sofia Fomina
Sarastro | Brindley Sherratt
Queen of the Night | Caroline Wettergreen
Papageno | Björn Bürger
Monostatos | Jörg Schneider
Papagena | Alison Rose
Speaker | Michael Kraus