Pamina enters and becomes confused over taminos silence. It was in every respect a memorable performance of mozarts magic flute with which the berliner philharmoniker opened their easter festival in badenbaden in. Gundula janowitz sings like an angel and her voice is gorgeous to boot. In focus wolfgang amadeus mozart the magic flute premiere. The emi recording of the magic flute by the great otto klemperer is universally acknowledged to be one of the best. The magic flute is a fairy tale, with themes of love and of good versus evil. Along his journey he meets a wild cast of characters.
With ulrik cold, josef kostlinger, irma urrila, hakan hagegard. Mozarts the magic flute, the last opera he lived to complete, has some of his most sublime and sublimely comic music. And it can certainly win you some big prizes to the tune of 900,000 coins if you can banish the queen of the night into the eternal. The queen of the night offers her daughter pamina to tamino, but he has to bring her back from her father and priest sarastro. Wolfgang amadeus mozart the characters tamino good looking guy and the hero of our story pamina beautiful girl and heroine of our story she is being held against her will by bad guy the moor, monostatos who wants to marry her. Prepare yourself for an evening filled with magic, comedy and some of operas greatest arias. The baritone papageno represents the comic and earthy, the tenor tamino and the soprano pamina display true love in its noblest.
Listen to and buy sophiline cheam shapirokhmer arts ensemble music on cd baby. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. Mozart s famous opera the magic flute is about to be transformed into a video game. Otto klemperer gottlob frick, bass vocals walter berry, bass vocals franz crass, bass vocals marga hoffgen, contralto vocals josephine veasey, mezzosoprano vocals christa ludwig, mezzosoprano vocals ruthmargret putz, soprano vocals agnes giebel. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. The music tells me where to walk, when im sad, when im happy, and.
The operas of wolfgang amadeus mozart present us with music that makes us glad to be alive. Download the interactive sheet music the magic flute, k. The magic flute was written for, and in collaboration with, mozart s friend emanuel schikaneder, an. Papageno tries to hang himself on a tree but is saved by the three spirits, who remind him that if he uses his magic bells he will find true happiness. Barry banks tamino, rebecca evans pamina, elizabeth vidal queen of the night, simon keenlyside papageno, john tomlinson sarastro, lesley garrett papagena, john grahamhall monostatos, geoffrey mitchell choir, london philharmonic orchestra, sir charles mackerras. The duo travels in a journey of love and knowledge. They give tamino a portrait of pamina, the queens daughter, who has been abducted by the tyrant sarastro. This is the complete opera the magic flute, by wolfgang amadeus mozart. She gives a magic flute to tamino and magic bells to the bird hunter papageno, who follows tamino and wants to find a wife. Recommended recordings of mozarts the magic flute the. Mozart has written everything in such an honest way. But pamina stops him and only agrees to him doing them if they can do them together.
Tamino is led on stage by two men in armour who recite the creeds of the goddess isis that promise enlightenment to those who overcome a fear of death. Pamina now enters and starts to talk to tamino, who says silent. The magic flute project downloads page fred nachbaur. I ngmar bergmans 1975 production of mozarts the magic flute, originally made for television, is now rereleased as part of the bergman centenary retrospective at londons bfi southbank. The young american stage director lydia steier gave her salzburg festival debut with a fresh take on the most beloved opera of all time.
Pamina aria download free sheet music and scores scorser. One of the most beautiful operas ever written, the magic flute is infused with masonic symbolism and odd twists to the story the people we think are good queen of the night and the three ladies arent, and vice versa. Night persuades prince tamino to rescue her daughter pamina from. By contrast, the queen of the nights first aria is musically at odds with the similarly, she gives tamino and papageno the magic flute and the. The work was premiered on 30 september 1791 at schikaneders. The added joy is that it communicates a unique humanity that is its own reward. A cambodian magic flute by sophiline cheam shapirokhmer arts ensemble on the independent record store by musicians for musicians.
Mar 16, 2018 i ngmar bergmans 1975 production of mozarts the magic flute, originally made for television, is now rereleased as part of the bergman centenary retrospective at londons bfi southbank. The work is in the form of a singspiel, a popular form during the time it was written that included both singing and spoken dialogue. It invigorates, illuminates, excites, moves, and delights. The magic flute 2 story of the play follow prince tamino in this hilarious adventure as he travels to the castle of the evil sarastro to save the princess pamina. The queen herself appears, and promises the prince her daughters hand if he can rescue her. Pamina papageno download free sheet music and scores. The work is in the form of a singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. Complaints that pamina is black and monostatos white, are. More information is available on the official website of the royal opera house. Feb 07, 2016 t he exhilarating achievement of simon mcburneys highly engaging production of mozarts magic flute for eno, first seen at the coliseum in 20, is to draw its audience in by returning the. Mozarts final opera, the magic flute, gets the ingmar bergman treatment in this 1975 film. One of mozarts most popular operas, the magic flute is a fairy tale about love telling the story of tamino and papageno, a prince and bird catcher tasked by the queen of the night to rescue her daughter pamina from the confinements of a mysterious high priest. Description cover of the production created in 201220.
Tamino and papageno are given the gifts of a magic flute and magic bells to guard them on their mission. When he plays the bells, papagena appears and the two start making family plans. And it can certainly win you some big prizes to the tune of 900,000 coins if you can banish the queen of the night into the eternal darkness of night. To help him on his quest, the ladies give him a magic flute and three magical spirits to guide him. It is often referred to as the queen of the night aria, despite the fact that the queen of the night character sings another distinguished aria. It was intended as a television production and was first shown on swedish television on 1 january 1975, but was followed by a cinema release later that year. Mozart and his librettist, emanuel schikaneder, created the magic flute with an eye toward a popular audience, but the varied tone of the work requires singers who can specialize in several different musical genres. Before leaving they give tamino a portrait of pamina the daughter of the queen of the night who has been kidnaped by sarastro. T he exhilarating achievement of simon mcburneys highly engaging production of mozarts magic flute for eno, first seen at the coliseum in. There she is, the blushing violet all the world is always lusting monostatos, queen of the night, pamina. Appraising background information and performance circumstances wolfgang amadeus mozart 175691, one of the worlds bestloved composers, helped establish the classical style at the end of the 18th century. Mozarts the magic flute comes to life with this student guide.
The ladies return to give tamino a portrait of the queens daughter, pamina. Mozart wrote on the magic flute from march until july and in september, 1791. Dec 28, 2019 pamina and tamino are reunited and face the ordeals of water and fire together, protected by the magic flute. The most important figure in an interpretation of the magic flute is the conductor, and in addition to the sets already mentioned, there are also versions presently listed in the catalogue under. Protected by the magic flute, they complete both tasks unscathed. The magic flute is an opera for all ages and all seasons. Jeanne zaepffel as pamina in peter brooks production of the magic flute, lincoln center festival, new york, 2011.
Join tamino and papageno in this musical adventure the magic flute will help you to open the doors to the mysteries of happiness and love. His recording of mozarts magical last opera, however, has not received wide availability until now, in its appearance as part of brilliant classicss comprehensive opera collection. Pamina, papageno, and papagena are set down as types of the people, and monostatos as the fugleman of monasticism. Outstanding singers, star director robert carsen, and the berliner philharmoniker under the direction of chief conductor sir simon rattle. Emanuel schikaneder wrote the libretto, mozart composed. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. Not knowing about the trials, pamina is confused and hurt by taminos silence, believing that he no longer loves her. The magic flute tv movie 1975 the magic flute tv movie. They show tamino a picture of pamina, the daughter of the queen of the.
Eric cutler tamino with mary dunleavy as pamina at the metropolitan opera, wednesday, 2006, new york. Join tamino and papageno in this musical adventure the magic flute will help you to open the. Tamino says he ready for the final two challenges to walk through fire and water. Nov 25, 2017 comments off on otto klemperer mozart. He was looking for a new play and knew exactly what the audience wanted. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Thus the stage is set for one of the most beloved operas of all time. Complete score russian german carl friedrich wittmann 12. She introduces the role of the grandfather, a narrator reading the opera like a fairy tale to his three grandchildren. Mozart s final opera, the magic flute, gets the ingmar bergman treatment in this 1975 film.
I have seen a number of productions of the magic flute, and this is the best. The magic flute, singspiel in two acts by wolfgang amadeus mozart, with a german libretto by austrian actor and theatrical producer emanuel schikaneder. Mozarts famous opera the magic flute is about to be transformed into a video game. Barry banks tamino, rebecca evans pamina, elizabeth vidal queen of the. The music is so great and somehow i am comfortable playing the part of pamina.
The magic flute, an online slot game from novomatic, is based on mozarts opera the magic flute and, just like the magic flute, the wonderful flute has the power to turn sorrow into joy. Technically, its more of a musical comedy, what in german is called a. Lucia popp as pamina, and edita gruberova as the queen, and a lot of. The fabled queen of the night has asked tamino to save her daughter and to do so has armed him with a magic flute. The queen of the night promises great rewards for the rescue of her daughter pamina. Nov 22, 2017 his recording of mozarts magical last opera, however, has not received wide availability until now, in its appearance as part of brilliant classicss comprehensive opera collection. Lift the curtain to mozarts world with this 20line fixed, 5reel video game. A video from classical mpr provides a plot summary of the iconic opera. Previous sheet music next sheet music the magic flute vocal score. The magic flute complete classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and.