Welcome to the enigmatic fairytale world of the "Zauberflöte"! Even the names of the characters sound magical and remind us of our first visits to the opera: Tamino, Pamina, Papageno, Sarastro ... Hardly any other work of opera literature contains so many opposites, so harmoniously blended into a whole by Mozart's music.
Is his most popular opera an adventurous story of growing up? A parable of wisdom, philosophy and friendship? Is it about simply remaining yourself, like the bird catcher Papageno? He accompanies Prince Tamino, who has fallen in love with a picture of the kidnapped Pamina and wants to free her. We are reminded that the world cannot always be divided into good and evil: The Queen of the Night and Sarastro show us this through their quarrel over Pamina. We are also accompanied on our journey by three ladies, three boys, a glockenspiel and a flute that can even tame wild animals. And what about the three tests that Tamino and Pamina have to pass in order to become initiates? Will a Papagena be found for Papageno? Questions upon questions that will be answered with lots of humor and magic in our first new production of the season!
Premiere October 28, 2023
Further performances: November 4, 11, 12, 19, 24 and 29, December 17, 19, 23 and 25, 2023 and March 1 and 16, 2024
