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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Siobhan Stagg (Pamina); Mauro Peter (Tamino); Roderick Williams (Papageno); Mika Kares (Sarastro); Sabine Devieilhe (Queen of the Night); Rebecca Evans (First Lady); Angela Simkin (Second Lady); Susan Platts (Third Lady); Peter Bronder (Monostatos); Christina Gansch (Papagena)
David McVicar’s classic production embraces both the seriousness and comedy of Mozart’s work. The audience is transported to a fantastical world of dancing animals, flying machines and dazzlingly starry skies. The setting provides a wonderful backdrop for Mozart’s kaleidoscopic score, from the Queen of the Night’s coloratura fireworks to Tamino and Pamina’s lyrical love duets and Papageno’s hearty, folksong-like arias.
Prince Tamino promises the Queen of the Night that he will rescue her daughter Pamina from the enchanter Sarastro. He begins his quest, accompanied by the bird-catcher Papageno – but all is not as it seems…
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2021
Sound Formats: Dolby Digital 2.0 & Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: OA1343D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2021
Sound Formats: LPCM 2.0 & DTS-HD Master Audio
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: OABD7294D
Conductor(s):
Julia Jones
Julia Jones
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
Siobhan Stagg; Mauro Peter; Roderick Williams; Mika Kares; Sabine Devieilhe; Rebecca Evans; Angela Simkin; Susan Platts; Peter Bronder; Christina Gansch; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Julia Jones
Siobhan Stagg; Mauro Peter; Roderick Williams; Mika Kares; Sabine Devieilhe; Rebecca Evans; Angela Simkin; Susan Platts; Peter Bronder; Christina Gansch; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Julia Jones
"What makes McVicar’s presentation of the piece so satisfying is that he finds room not only for the work’s philosophical leanings (which, quite rightly, he does not regard uncritically), but equally for its low-comedy, its pantomime hocus-pocus and its wider sense of a spiritual journey. The result remains a remarkably complete staging of a piece of extraordinary dramatic diversity.
This is a solid cast, too, with several standouts. Among notable company debuts are Finnish bass Mika Kares’s richly resonant Sarastro, Swiss tenor Mauro Peter’s appealingly lyrical Tamino and French soprano Sabine Devieilhe’s pinpoint accurate Queen of the Night.
Roderick Williams’s Papageno is a joy, and delivered with a Lieder-singer’s subtle inflections as well as masterly comic skills. Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg offers an attractively sung Pamina, while Peter Bronder’s vile Monostatos and Austrian soprano Christina Gansch’s Coronation-Street-diva of a Papagena would be hard to better.
Currently based in Germany, British conductor Julia Jones returns to the pit where she maintains perfect dramatic momentum, and the whole evening goes with a swing." (The Stage ★★★★)
"Roderick Williams’ charming birdcatcher leads a spirited revival of The Magic Flute at Covent Garden
John Macfarlane’s splendid sets enable us to move swiftly from the murk of the Queen of the Night’s dominions to the marble temple of Enlightenment, from crescent moon to giant sun. Paule Constable bathes the final hymn of praise in radiant sunlight. The coiling serpent threatening Tamino is deftly manipulated by puppeteers, while masks serve for the warthogs, vultures and tigers entranced by his music-making. In the pit, Julia Jones’ well-paced reading of Mozart’s score found just the right balance between weight and period punch." (Bachtrack ★★★★)
This is a solid cast, too, with several standouts. Among notable company debuts are Finnish bass Mika Kares’s richly resonant Sarastro, Swiss tenor Mauro Peter’s appealingly lyrical Tamino and French soprano Sabine Devieilhe’s pinpoint accurate Queen of the Night.
Roderick Williams’s Papageno is a joy, and delivered with a Lieder-singer’s subtle inflections as well as masterly comic skills. Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg offers an attractively sung Pamina, while Peter Bronder’s vile Monostatos and Austrian soprano Christina Gansch’s Coronation-Street-diva of a Papagena would be hard to better.
Currently based in Germany, British conductor Julia Jones returns to the pit where she maintains perfect dramatic momentum, and the whole evening goes with a swing." (The Stage ★★★★)
"Roderick Williams’ charming birdcatcher leads a spirited revival of The Magic Flute at Covent Garden
John Macfarlane’s splendid sets enable us to move swiftly from the murk of the Queen of the Night’s dominions to the marble temple of Enlightenment, from crescent moon to giant sun. Paule Constable bathes the final hymn of praise in radiant sunlight. The coiling serpent threatening Tamino is deftly manipulated by puppeteers, while masks serve for the warthogs, vultures and tigers entranced by his music-making. In the pit, Julia Jones’ well-paced reading of Mozart’s score found just the right balance between weight and period punch." (Bachtrack ★★★★)
Siobhan Stagg (Pamina); Mauro Peter (Tamino); Roderick Williams (Papageno); Mika Kares (Sarastro); Sabine Devieilhe (Queen of the Night); Rebecca Evans (First Lady); Angela Simkin (Second Lady); Susan Platts (Third Lady); Peter Bronder (Monostatos); Christina Gansch (Papagena)
David McVicar’s classic production embraces both the seriousness and comedy of Mozart’s work. The audience is transported to a fantastical world of dancing animals, flying machines and dazzlingly starry skies. The setting provides a wonderful backdrop for Mozart’s kaleidoscopic score, from the Queen of the Night’s coloratura fireworks to Tamino and Pamina’s lyrical love duets and Papageno’s hearty, folksong-like arias.
Prince Tamino promises the Queen of the Night that he will rescue her daughter Pamina from the enchanter Sarastro. He begins his quest, accompanied by the bird-catcher Papageno – but all is not as it seems…
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2021
Sound Formats: Dolby Digital 2.0 & Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: OA1343D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2021
Sound Formats: LPCM 2.0 & DTS-HD Master Audio
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: OABD7294D
Conductor(s):
Julia Jones
Julia Jones
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
Siobhan Stagg; Mauro Peter; Roderick Williams; Mika Kares; Sabine Devieilhe; Rebecca Evans; Angela Simkin; Susan Platts; Peter Bronder; Christina Gansch; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Julia Jones
Siobhan Stagg; Mauro Peter; Roderick Williams; Mika Kares; Sabine Devieilhe; Rebecca Evans; Angela Simkin; Susan Platts; Peter Bronder; Christina Gansch; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Julia Jones
"What makes McVicar’s presentation of the piece so satisfying is that he finds room not only for the work’s philosophical leanings (which, quite rightly, he does not regard uncritically), but equally for its low-comedy, its pantomime hocus-pocus and its wider sense of a spiritual journey. The result remains a remarkably complete staging of a piece of extraordinary dramatic diversity.
This is a solid cast, too, with several standouts. Among notable company debuts are Finnish bass Mika Kares’s richly resonant Sarastro, Swiss tenor Mauro Peter’s appealingly lyrical Tamino and French soprano Sabine Devieilhe’s pinpoint accurate Queen of the Night.
Roderick Williams’s Papageno is a joy, and delivered with a Lieder-singer’s subtle inflections as well as masterly comic skills. Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg offers an attractively sung Pamina, while Peter Bronder’s vile Monostatos and Austrian soprano Christina Gansch’s Coronation-Street-diva of a Papagena would be hard to better.
Currently based in Germany, British conductor Julia Jones returns to the pit where she maintains perfect dramatic momentum, and the whole evening goes with a swing." (The Stage ★★★★)
"Roderick Williams’ charming birdcatcher leads a spirited revival of The Magic Flute at Covent Garden
John Macfarlane’s splendid sets enable us to move swiftly from the murk of the Queen of the Night’s dominions to the marble temple of Enlightenment, from crescent moon to giant sun. Paule Constable bathes the final hymn of praise in radiant sunlight. The coiling serpent threatening Tamino is deftly manipulated by puppeteers, while masks serve for the warthogs, vultures and tigers entranced by his music-making. In the pit, Julia Jones’ well-paced reading of Mozart’s score found just the right balance between weight and period punch." (Bachtrack ★★★★)
This is a solid cast, too, with several standouts. Among notable company debuts are Finnish bass Mika Kares’s richly resonant Sarastro, Swiss tenor Mauro Peter’s appealingly lyrical Tamino and French soprano Sabine Devieilhe’s pinpoint accurate Queen of the Night.
Roderick Williams’s Papageno is a joy, and delivered with a Lieder-singer’s subtle inflections as well as masterly comic skills. Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg offers an attractively sung Pamina, while Peter Bronder’s vile Monostatos and Austrian soprano Christina Gansch’s Coronation-Street-diva of a Papagena would be hard to better.
Currently based in Germany, British conductor Julia Jones returns to the pit where she maintains perfect dramatic momentum, and the whole evening goes with a swing." (The Stage ★★★★)
"Roderick Williams’ charming birdcatcher leads a spirited revival of The Magic Flute at Covent Garden
John Macfarlane’s splendid sets enable us to move swiftly from the murk of the Queen of the Night’s dominions to the marble temple of Enlightenment, from crescent moon to giant sun. Paule Constable bathes the final hymn of praise in radiant sunlight. The coiling serpent threatening Tamino is deftly manipulated by puppeteers, while masks serve for the warthogs, vultures and tigers entranced by his music-making. In the pit, Julia Jones’ well-paced reading of Mozart’s score found just the right balance between weight and period punch." (Bachtrack ★★★★)
