The Magic Flute by Mozart, ket 09 lap 2023, Nuo (2023/2024), Režisierius Patrick Schlösser,, Dirigentas Artem Lonhinov, Stadttheater Bern, Berne, Switzerland

At first glance, it is a typical fairytale story: a prince is given the task of rescuing a kidnapped princess and in return is allowed to marry her. Of course, he immediately throws himself into the adventure, accompanied by a funny, somewhat less heroic nature boy and two magic instruments: a glockenspiel and a magic flute. They have to pass exams, and in the end things work out and (almost) everyone finds their happiness. Of course , the paths in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute are a bit more enchanted . The Singspiel, premiered in 1791, the year of his death, forms the conclusion and one of the absolute highlights in the operatic output of this genius, who died much too young. In it, the composer immortalized many of his immortal melodies between folk tunes and coloratura arias: Papageno's song for the bird catcher, for example, or the revenge aria of the Queen of the Night. The wild mix of Viennese folk theatre, mystery play, comedy, enlightenment and Freemason symbolism is not only fun, but ultimately raises the very fundamental question: what does it mean to be human? Patrick Schlosser's production celebrates Mozart's probably most famous and popular opera as a festival of fantasy.