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Julie Taymor’s production of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) starring Golda Shultz will be broadcast live from the Lincoln Centre in New York City in select Cineplex theatre locations on Saturday, October 14th at 12:55 pm as part of THE MET: LIVE IN HD series.
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Conductor: James Levine, Met Music Director Emeritus
Featuring: Golda Schultz (debut)
Synopsis: Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts the full-length, German version of Mozart’s magical fable, seen in Julie Taymor’s spectacular production which captures both the opera’s earthy comedy and its noble mysticism.
Dates:
October 14, 2017 (Live)
Encores:
November 11
November 27
November 29
The world premiere of Die Zauberflöte took place in Vienna in 1791. The production—a sublime fairy tale that moves freely between earthy comedy and noble mysticism—was written for a theater located just outside Vienna with the clear intention of appealing to audiences from all walks of life. The story is told in a Singspiel (“song-play”) format characterized by separate musical numbers connected by dialogue and stage activity, an excellent structure for navigating the diverse moods, ranging from solemn to lighthearted, of the story and score. The composer and the librettist were both Freemasons—the fraternal order whose membership is held together by shared moral and metaphysical ideals—and Masonic imagery is used throughout the work. The story, however, is as universal as any fairy tale.
Photo: Greg Fedderly as Monostatos, Golda Schultz as Pamina, and Markus Werba as Papageno. ©2017 Richard Termine.
2017-10-11
Toronto: "The Magic Flute" is broadcast live from the Met in select Cineplex theatre October 14