Mozart Die Zauberflöte

Die Zauberflöte is one of Mozarts most famous works and one of the most beloved of the entire operatic repertoire Generations of spectators have been fascinated by the melodies and adventures of Papageno the Queen of the Night Tamino and Pamina the ordeals faced by the young lovers and the works inexhaustible allegorical depth The director Romeo Castellucci has deliberately stepped back from the narrative dimension of the opera in order to explore its raw emotion and its philosophical heart For his part the conductor Antonello Manacorda brings Mozarts immortal music to life with the help of an outstanding cast that includes Sabine Devieilhe one of todays finest interpreters of the Queen of the Night