Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (DVD) – Diana Damrau, Simon Keenlyside
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (DVD) – Diana Damrau, Simon Keenlyside
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artists: Simon Keenlyside, Diana Damrau, Dorothea Röschmann, Will Hartmann, Franz-Josef Selig, Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
Director: David McVicar
Format: NTSC
Language: German
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Region: All Regions
Studio: Opus Arte
DVD Release Date: September 1, 2003
Run Time: 185 minutes
Sir Colin Davis conducts the chorus and orchestra of London’s Royal Opera House and a glittering cast in David McVicar’s 2003 production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (“The Magic Flute”), recorded live at Covent Garden. This DVD contains special features including behind the scenes featurettes, an illustrated synopsis of the opera and an interview with the conductor.
History
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere: Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna, 1791. Die Zauberflöte—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.
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