In his lifetime, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s legendary two-act opera The Magic Flute was a pro-Enlightenment success, which brought its creator a measure of happiness before he passed away mere months ...

Having been “bored s - - tless” the first time he saw “The Magic Flute,” Barrie Kosky hoped never to suffer through it again. Granted, he was only 11 at the time but, thanks to his grandmother, he’d ...

If viewers can focus on its engaging young cast, vivid appearances by several international opera stars and well-executed melding of reality and fantasy, “The Magic Flute,” the latest film adaptation ...

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Produced by star director Roland Emmerich, the film version of Mozart's opera classic "The Magic Flute" aims for an international audience. Settings a la Harry Potter, opera stars and a diverse cast ...

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Mozart gave the Queen of the Night one of the most treacherous arias in all of opera: "Der Hoelle Rache" — "Hell's Revenge." It's heard in Act Two, as the Queen (soprano Anna-Kristiina Kaapola) is ...

Eight years ago, the Metropolitan Opera had a hit with director Julie Taymor’s now famous production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” thrusting opera into the age of Cirque du Soleil. Now San Francisco ...

Ulrich Lenz, dramaturge of Mostly Mozart's bold new adaptation of 'The Magic Flute,' explains why they gave the opera a silent film-style update. Rodion Pogossov as Papageno and Maureen McKay as ...

A young tenor enters a world enlivened by computer graphics at a school devoted to the composer’s works in this Roland Emmerich-inspired film. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Bird Person: Believe it or not, there is a precedent for a character who is a bird-like male humanoid creature: Papageno, the comic relief bestie sidekick from, you guessed it, The Magic Flute.

There's a quite telling moment near the beginning of A Magic Flute, the new adaptation of Mozart's opera directed by theater legend Peter Brook that is now up in New York as part of the Lincoln Center ...