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Opera in 2 Acts
Subtitled in English
Length: 1h40 with intermission
The Magic Flute was the last opera composed by the Austrian genius and it is the most performed opera of all time, since its premiere in 1793, in a theatre in the outskirts of Vienna owned by the empresario, actor, singer and Mozart’s friend, Emanuel Schikaneder, who signs the libretto. The flute given by the three ladies to prince Tamino to win over his beloved Princess Pamina has the power of neutralizing evil, its music operates miracles whipping out danger- a metaphor of music’s universal and unifying power.
Advocating Masonic ideals, symbolizing good against evil, darkness versus light, this apparently enchanting fairy tale, is filled with contraction, following good old tradition of fairy tale as a manual instruction to face life dangers, it speaks after all about parental abuse, cowardice versus courage, but also love, friendship and life precious things. With Mozart’s most sublime music, this opera irradiates an overwhelming light reaching out all audiences, in the absolutely magical staging by actress and staged director Mónica Garnel, conducted by the young talented Tiago Oliveira with a cast of very talented Portuguese singers which marveled audience of all ages and critic.
Musical direction: Tiago Oliveira
Stage direction: Mónica Garnel
Setting and props: Patrícia Costa
Light design: Sérgio Moreira
Stage direction assistant: Anna Lepännen
Cast
Pamina: Cecília Rodrigues
Tamino: Frederico Projecto
Papagueno: André Henriques
Queen of the night: Patrícia Modesto
Sarastro: Nuno Dias
1st Lady & Papaguena: Filipa Portela
2nd Lady: Rita Filipe
3rd Lady: Alexandra Calado
Monostatos: Marios Maniatopoulos
Three Children: Guilherme Chantre, Joana Almeida e Duarte Nunes
Ensemble MPMP
Soon Dawn will arise
"three beautiful, wise little boys
will show you the way.
They will be your guides,
you must follow their advice"
It’s in an imaginary place, filed with eccentric, bizarre, fabulous creatures, eternal war between light and darkness takes place good and evil, courage and cowardice, takes place. Conflicts which by being exposed with humor and ingenuity - and the attentive look of three children - turn this singspiel (sung play) a very serious popular comedy.
Here we enter in a world of fantasy.
We’ve imagined it as place far way, lost in time and space, between this and the other site, maybe nowhere.
A world in suspension, turned upside down, like a disconcerted carousel. From here we embark in a journey searching of human ideals and the consecration of love.
Mónica Garnel
Opera in 2 Acts
Subtitled in English
Length: 1h40 with intermission
The Magic Flute was the last opera composed by the Austrian genius and it is the most performed opera of all time, since its premiere in 1793, in a theatre in the outskirts of Vienna owned by the empresario, actor, singer and Mozart’s friend, Emanuel Schikaneder, who signs the libretto. The flute given by the three ladies to prince Tamino to win over his beloved Princess Pamina has the power of neutralizing evil, its music operates miracles whipping out danger- a metaphor of music’s universal and unifying power.
Advocating Masonic ideals, symbolizing good against evil, darkness versus light, this apparently enchanting fairy tale, is filled with contraction, following good old tradition of fairy tale as a manual instruction to face life dangers, it speaks after all about parental abuse, cowardice versus courage, but also love, friendship and life precious things. With Mozart’s most sublime music, this opera irradiates an overwhelming light reaching out all audiences, in the absolutely magical staging by actress and staged director Mónica Garnel, conducted by the young talented Tiago Oliveira with a cast of very talented Portuguese singers which marveled audience of all ages and critic.
Musical direction: Tiago Oliveira
Stage direction: Mónica Garnel
Setting and props: Patrícia Costa
Light design: Sérgio Moreira
Stage direction assistant: Anna Lepännen
Cast
Pamina: Cecília Rodrigues
Tamino: Frederico Projecto
Papagueno: André Henriques
Queen of the night: Patrícia Modesto
Sarastro: Nuno Dias
1st Lady & Papaguena: Filipa Portela
2nd Lady: Rita Filipe
3rd Lady: Alexandra Calado
Monostatos: Marios Maniatopoulos
Three Children: Guilherme Chantre, Joana Almeida e Duarte Nunes
Ensemble MPMP
Soon Dawn will arise
"three beautiful, wise little boys
will show you the way.
They will be your guides,
you must follow their advice"
It’s in an imaginary place, filed with eccentric, bizarre, fabulous creatures, eternal war between light and darkness takes place good and evil, courage and cowardice, takes place. Conflicts which by being exposed with humor and ingenuity - and the attentive look of three children - turn this singspiel (sung play) a very serious popular comedy.
Here we enter in a world of fantasy.
We’ve imagined it as place far way, lost in time and space, between this and the other site, maybe nowhere.
A world in suspension, turned upside down, like a disconcerted carousel. From here we embark in a journey searching of human ideals and the consecration of love.
Mónica Garnel
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