Organization

Stage director

Simon McBurney

Conductor

Nathalie Stutzmann

Set designer

Michael Levine

Costume designer

Nicky Gillibrand

Lighting designer

Jean Kalman

Video designer

Finn Ross

Sound designer

Gareth Fry

Choreographer

Singer

Soprano

Erin Morley

Pamina

Kathryn Lewek

The Queen of the Night

Tenor

Lawrence Brownlee

Tamino

Baritone

Thomas Oliemans

Papageno

Bass

Alan Held

Speaker

Stephen Milling

Sarastro

Brenton Ryan

Monostastos

Müpa Budapest

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Die Zauberflöte -  (The Magic Flute)

Budapest

Hungary

Festival Theatre

Die Zauberflöte

Public

The Magic Flute

Approved

Because it is the first work with which children gain familiarity with the genre of opera and the medium of opera performance, as well as because of its cryptic system of symbols, this masterpiece has inspired the widest imaginable crop of ideas from academic analysts. Often criticised for its silly plot, the fairy tale opera is an enigma of a musical stage richly furnished with symbolism related to freemasonry and the Enlightenment. All of this can be said of Mozart's final opera, which remained unscathed even by its prose dialogues. The work of the English director Simon McBurney, whose production is being transplanted from London to New York, is of course not without stakes either, as the eternal popularity of the parts can only increase our interest in the singers' dramatic portrayals, such as the enchanting Erin Morley's Pamina and the Dane Stephen Milling's imposing Sarastro. Or, as the debut of the Dutch baritone Thomas Oliemans, who is skilled in physical humour, promises to the local and global audience, as he will be wearing a far from traditional bird-catcher's costume this time as a true Papageno specialist.

English

The Magic Flute by Mozart, From (2023/2023), Directed by Simon McBurney,, Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann, Festival Theatre, Budapest, Hungary

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues