By Prague National Theatre
Mozart wrote his final operatic work, to Emanuel Schikaneder’s libretto, in 1791, several months before his untimely death.
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
Mozart wrote his final operatic work, to Emanuel Schikaneder’s libretto, in 1791, several months before his untimely death.
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final stage piece, in a production staged by the renowned Czech director Vladimír Morávek, is a spellbinding spectacle providing a remarkable artistic experience.
Richard Samek, Michaela Kapustová
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
The magical fairy-tale is replete with imagination, humour, as well as philosophy.
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
The characters of Prince Tamino, Princess Pamina, the sage Sarastro – master of the realm of light –, the evil Queen of the Night and, above all, the merry birch-catcher Papageno have enchanted audiences worldwide for more than two centuries, constantly giving rise to the same questions:
Jiří Brückler (Papageno) & Marie Fajtová (Pamina)
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
Is Die Zauberflöte a glorification of Masonry?
Jiří Brückler (Papageno), Martin Donutil (Mozart) & Marie Fajtová (Pamina)
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
Does it encapsulate Mozart’s credo of Good prevailing over Evil?
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
Or is it “merely” a fantasy fairy-tale intended for the audiences of the people’s Theater auf der Wieden, managed by the impresario Emanuel Schikaneder?
Miloš Horák (Papageno)
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
Neboť právě on přišel za Mozartem s nápadem na zkomponování Kouzelné flétny, protože dobře věděl, že návštěvníci jeho divadla touží především po hrách plných kouzel…
Martin Donutil (Mozart) & Marie Fajtová (Pamina)
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
It was none other than Schikaneder who submitted to Mozart the idea of composing Die Zauberflöte, since he knew that the visitors to his theatre above all longed for plays abounding in magic…
Jana Sibera
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
No wonder then that the opera’s ambiguity has led staging teams to various symbolical interpretations.
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
At the State Opera, Die Zauberflöte is a magical and mysterious fairy-tale that poetically and concisely expresses Order’s victory over Chaos, as well as the fact that decency and morality are the highest mission of society.
Richard Samek (Tamino), Jan Šťáva (Sarastro)
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
The State Opera’s production of Die Zauberflöte, directed by Ladislav Štros, has earned repeated success in Japan too.
Jiří Brückler (Papageno)
Die Zauberflöte, National Theatre Opera (2014/2015) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPrague National Theatre
Jiří Brückler (Papageno) & Marie Fajtová (Pamina)
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Conductor: Martin Leginus
Stage director: Ladislav Štros
Sets: Vladimír Nývlt
Costumes: Josef Jelínek
Chorus master: Adolf Melichar
Choreography: Otto Šanda
State Opera Orchestra
State Opera Chorus
Premiere: October 20, 1995
The opera is staged in German original version and Czech and English surtitles are used in the performance.
Photo: Oldřich Pernica, Dan Jäger
Approximate running time, including intermission: 2 hours, 35 minutes, one 20-minute intermission.
