Tamino
June, 2024
The Magic Flute
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overview
Dates
May 30-June 30, 2024
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto
Emanuel Schikaneder
Price
Starting at $26
Run Time
2 hours 53 minutes including one intermission
Language
German
Journey into Love. Adventure into Fantasy.
Infiltrate the castle. Rescue the princess. Bring her home. That’s the mission that unites two unlikely allies: a dashing young prince and a bumbling bird-catcher, armed only with a set of magical musical instruments. Their journey into a world of sorcerers and serpents, spirits and secrets, takes an unexpected turn in The Magic Flute, a fairy-tale quest for love and wisdom.
Mozart’s final opera comes alive in an acclaimed, inventive production from Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade, conjured from the topsy-turvy delights of silent cinema, 1920s cabaret, early Hollywood animation, and the illustrator Edward Gorey.
Music Director Eun Sun Kim takes us on a humanistic journey of awakening with some of the most sublime music ever written by Mozart.
See a Performance
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Opera Previews
OperaVision, HD video projection screens featured in the Balcony level for the first three performances.
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Synopsis
Armed with nothing but a magic flute and magic bells, a prince and a bird-catcher embark on a perilous journey to rescue a kidnapped princess — only to discover that their adversary may actually be their ally.
* San Francisco Opera Debut
PERFORMANCES
May 30, 2024
June 2, 4, 8, 14, 20, 22, 26, 30, 2024
A production of the Komische Oper Berlin. Co-produced by Los Angeles Opera and Minnesota Opera
Production by Suzanne Andrade and Barrie Kosky
Animation by Paul Barrit
Concept by “1927” (Suzanne Andrade and Paul Barrit) and Barrie Kosky
Stage Design and Costumes by Esther Bialas