Idéale audience
The Magic Flute
At the newly-founded 2013 Easter Festival at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, one of Europe’s foremost ensembles, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, performed Mozart’s The Magic Flute. This was an original, modernized version staged by Canadian opera director Robert Carsen, who placed the orchestra literally centre-stage on a jaw-dropping set. A fabulous cast featuring Pavol Breslik (Tamino), Kate Royal (Pamina), Michael Nagy (Papageno), Dimitry Ivashchenko (Sarastro), and Ana Durlovski in the role of the Queen of the Night, along with an outstanding line-up in the secondary roles (Annick Massis, Madgalena Kozena, Nathalie Stutzmann, José Van Dam, James Elliott) glorified this much-loved music.
Director :
Olivier Simonnet
Producer :
Production : EuroArts & Idéale Audience
CO-production : SWR, NHK, Mezzo
In association with : Arte Live Web
Running time :
2h32
Format :
HDCAM
Year of production :
2013
Distributor(s) / Sales Agent(s) :
EuroArts music International
Composer(s) :
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage director :
Robert Carsen
Michael Levine
Work(s) :
The Magic Flute,
a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Cast :
Pavol Breslik (Tamino)
Kate Royal (Pamina)
Michael Nagy (Papageno)
Regula Mühlemann (Papagena)
Dimitry Ivashchenko (Sarastro)
Ana Durlovski (The Queen of the Night)
Annick Massis (first lady)
Magdalena Kožená (second lady)
Nathalie Stutzmann (third lady)
José van Dam (speakerr)
James Elliott (Monostatos)
Sir Simon Rattle, musical director
Berliner Philharmoniker
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Simon Halsey, chorus master
Robert Carsen, stage director
Date and shoot location :
filmed at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Photo credits :
© Andrea Krempe