- South Bohemian Theatre
- Opera
- The Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A fairy-tale journey to the mystery of light
Premiere 4. 11. 2022
There is no need to introduce the fascinating artistic personality of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Austrian composer of the High Classical period who also left his mark on the Czech lands. After composing 21 operas that earned him the reputation of a genius throughout Europe, he wrote his last operatic work on a fancifully mystical theme, in which he made perfect use of his refined art of captivating the audience with music while at the same time introducing new and surprising musical images. This work, which has become one of the three most frequently performed operas in the history of music, is The Magic Flute.
In the plot of The Magic Flute the human world becomes intertwined with the world of myths and fables. We follow Prince Tamino’s fascinating journey to rescue an enchanted maiden, during which he defeats darkness and unveils the mystery of light. The work interestingly oscillates between a fairy tale, a parable and a heroic epic, and it is sprinkled with the humour and exaggeration of the Rococo era. His music could be best described as “a musical from the days of wide skirts and tall wigs”. It is brilliant, entertaining, perfectly understandable even to first-time opera goers, and such a concentration of pearls as can be found in the Queen of the Night's coloratura aria or the “pa-pa-pa” duet is probably missing in any other opera.
Our production returns to the original intention of the world premiere of The Magic Flute in 1791, namely to be understandable and entertaining for the widest possible audience, including families with children. This is also the reason for performing the opera in Czech. The directorial concept of Petr Hašek, who has long been involved in theatre for young audiences, breaks down the boundaries between genres and conventions flooding the stage with fantasy scenes, supernatural creatures, and unprecedented costume objects. The result is a very dynamic spectacle with the added bonus offered by the Holektiv dance trio, who introduce elements of the new circus and movement theatre.
Combining the magic of Mozart’s time with a spectacular twenty-first-century setting, this stage work is certain to be a powerful experience for die-hard opera lovers and first-time opera goers, including children.
- Libretto
- Emanuel Schikaneder
- Czech song lyrics
- Vojtěch Spurný
- Music staging and conductor
- David Švec
- Director
- Petr Hašek
- Directing collaboration
- Kamila Mottlová
- Prose translation
- Petr Hašek
- David Košťák
- Set design and costumes
- Anna Scheffel-Brotánková
- Ján Tereba
- Light design
- Karel Šimek
- Projection
- Amador Artiga
- Choreography
- Kamila Mottlová
- HOLEKTIV (Andrea Benková, Martina Illichová, Karolína Maštalíř Křížková a Eva Stará)
- Second conductor
- Martin Peschík
- Dramaturgy
- David Košťák
- Choirmaster
- Martin Veselý
- Tutors
- Mikoláš Troup
- Lilija Červená
- Stage manager
- Michaela Freudenschussová
- Assistant of director and help
- Lucie Bicanová
Performing
- Sarastro
- Jaromír Nosek
- Jan Šťáva
- Tamino
- Peter Malý
- Vincenc Ignác Novotný
- Queen of the night
- Bronislava Smržová
- Doubravka Součková
- Pamina, her daughter
- Markéta Klaudová
- Soňa Godarská
- 1. lady
- Kateřina Hájovská
- Kristýna Kůstková
- 2. lady
- Marie Svobodová
- Dana Šťastná
- 3. lady
- Šárka Hrbáčková
- Jana Piorecká
- Papageno
- Jakub Hliněnský
- Michal Marhold
- Papagena
- Vladimíra Janovská
- Marie Šimůnková
- Monostatos
- Ondřej Koplík
- Michael Robotka
- 1. genius
- Zuzana Bachová
- Kristýna Fílová
- 2. genius
- Tereza Bachová
- Martina Pavlínová
- 3. genius
- Pavla Hubáčková
- Anna Peclová
- 1. gunman
- Maksim Maksimovich
- Marek Žihla
- Monk / 2. gunman
- Alexandr Beň
- František Brantalík
- Spokesman
- František Brantalík
- František Hnilička
- Dance company - acrobats
- HOLEKTIV (Andrea Benková, Martina Illichová, Karolína Maštalíř Křížková a Eva Stará)
- Magical animals
- Přemysl Filous
- Tomáš Maliniak
- Vít Kolář
- Sbor opery Jihočeského divadla
- Orchestr opery Jihočeského divadla
- Concertmaster (violin)
- Martin Červinka
- Concertmaster (cello)
- Václav Žák
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