Classical Movements is set to present “The Magic Flute in the Secret Garden” this June. The company will showcase the Mozart favorite at The Rectory in Alexandria on June 8 and 9, followed by two performances on June 10 and 11 at the Castleton Festival and George Washington Masonic Memorial, respectively. The famed work will be sung in German with {…}
(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) During the holiday season, the Met’s annual presentation of a family-friendly, abridged version of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” sung in English is a treat for the young and the young-at-heart. The show’s runtime is shy of two hours, and the Julie Taymor production, though getting a bit dated, offers plenty of spectacle and goofiness to {…}
This month the Metropolitan Opera celebrates the holiday season with three productions opening. So we will continue our series that introduces newcomers to opera through film. Opera can be daunting and while some works are more well-known than others, those that have never been to the opera, don’t have the same connection to certain works as traditional operagoers do. This {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive the holiday presentation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The opera will be presented nine times starting Dec. 16 in the English-language adaptation which runs under two hours. Julie Taymor’s production returns to the Met with conductor Duncan Ward leading a stellar cast that includes tenors Ben Bliss and David Portillo as Tamino and {…}
Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to a screen adaptation of “The Magic Flute.” Deadline first reported the news, noting that the film is executive-produced by Roland Emmerich and directed by Florian Sigl. The North America deal was negotiated by Diane Ferrandez of AGC Studios for Flute Films and the filmmakers, and Shout’s Jordan Fields and Steven Katz, Vice {…}
Over the past years, Benjamin Appl has become one of the great recitalists and lieder singers of his generation. He has performed many of the major song cycles in the repertoire and has made Schubert, in particular, a signature. OperaWire has raved about the baritone stating, that he is a “consummate artist” and one of the “foremost interpreters of German {…}
Opéra de Montréal will present Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” starting on May 7, 2022. This production, which is directed by Barry Kosky and Suzanne Andrade, will star Aaron Blake, Kim-Lillian Strebel, Richard Sveda, Anna Siminska, and Christian Zaremba. Christopher Allen conducts with Tobias Ribitzki as the designated Stage Director for this revival of the production. “We are delighted to finally {…}
To celebrate its 70-year anniversary, the Canadian Opera Company is set to present Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” this May. The opera will be performed at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts and feature Canadian director Anna Theodosakis leading the revival of the audience favorite. “I’m excited to welcome families and opera lovers back with this timeless fairytale,” said Theodosakis {…}
The Canadian Opera Company is set to close its season with “The Magic Flute.” The company’s production will be directed by Canadian director Ashlie Corcoran and will star Turkish-Austrian tenor Ilker Arcayürek in the role of Tamino and Norwegian soprano Caroline Wettergreen as the Queen of the Night. The cast will also include Canadian bass-baritone Gordon Bintner as Papageno, David {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its performance of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” on Jan. 5. The company noted that the role of Tamino will be sung by Eric Ferring, replacing Matthew Polenzani. Ferring made his Met debut as Pong in “Turandot” this season and recently performed the role of Tamino on Jan. 1, 2022. He is {…}
Opera Neo has announced a movie version of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The virtual opera production was directed by David Radamès Toro with editing, music direction, and cinematography by Opera Neo Artistic Director Peter Kozma. The film was shot during the shutdown with all artists performing in front of green screens in their homes; the company provided singers with green {…}