●Duration is 160 mins with 25 mins intermission.
●Performed in Deutsch with Chinese and English subtitles.
●Suitable for age 6+.
●Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- 10% off for Weiwuying Youth member and its additional purchasing
- 10% off for additional purchasing of Weiwuying Unlimited member
- 10% off for Weiwuying Hero and 1 additional purchasing
Mozart: “The Magic Flute”
Premiered in Berlin in 2012 Komische Oper Berlin's Magic Flute staged by British theatre group 1927 and Barrie Kosky has since then had more than 350 performances in more than 25 cities worldwide and has been seen by about 500.000 people. It was originally co-produced with Deutsche Oper am Rhein, but has in the meanwhile been licensed or rented to and performed by several opera houses, including Los Angeles Opera, Minneapolis Opera, National Opera Warsaw, Helsinki National Opera, Teatro Real Madrid, Rome Opera and others. Tours of the Komische Oper Berlin ensemble performing this Magic Flute production include venues in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Edinburgh Festival, Barcelona (Liceu Opera), Paris (Opéra Comique), Moscow (Bolshoi New Stage), Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka, Beijing, Budapest, Adelaide and Auckland among others.
The Magic Flute marked 1927's first opera, first large scale production and first time tackling a pre-existing work. Co-conceived by 1927's Co-Artistic Directors Paul Barritt and Suzanne Andrade in collaboration with Barrie Kosky, internationally renowned Australian director and Artistic Director of The Komische Opera Berlin, the team worked more than two years on this production, which combines music, live action on stage and fantastic, hand-crafted animation in a unique and revolutionary way. In every image, the animation, Mozart’s music, coming from the pit and delivering most of the cues, and the action on stage are closely interwoven. All dialogues are reduced to silent movie scenes, accompanied by additional Mozart music played in the style of silent movie piano music.
The Magic Flute appears to give rise to more questions and mysteries rather than provide answers. At the end the immense fantasy of this magical opera defies all logic and reason. Its secret lies in deeper layers of fundamental human experiences for which the fairytale appears simply to be the most adequate form of expression and only music finds the appropriate language. It is with good reason that the "eponymous hero" of the opera is an instrument, or quite simply: music.
Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1981, the Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra（KCSO）was merged with the Kaohsiung Chinese Orchestra into the Kaohsiung Philharmonic Culture and Arts Foundation in 2009, with the current Kaohsiung City Deputy Mayor, SHIH Che, took up the post of the first President and Mr. CHU Hung-Chang as the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation. In 2011, YANG Chih-Chin was appointed as the resident conductor. The Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra（KCSO）was then officially renamed the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra（KSO）in 2013. In 2016-2017, the Director of Cultural Affairs Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government, YIN Aaron and WANG Wen-Tsui, stepped up in order as the new President of the foundation.
KSO has been widely invited to perform in different regions of the world, including the United States, Macau, Nanjing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Suzhou, Singapore, Beijing, Japan and Hong Kong, receiving internationally-acclaimed applause. Crossing national and continental borders, the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra continues to push forwards an international first-class orchestra.
Creative and Production Team
A Komische Oper Berlin Production
Composer｜Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Musical Direction｜ Hendrik VESTMANN
Directed by Suzanne ANDRADE (1927) & Barrie KOSKY
Animation｜Paul BARRITT (1927)
Conceived by Suzanne ANDRADE & Paul BARRITT (1927) & Barrie KOSKY
Conductor｜Hendrik VESTMANN
Pamina｜Kim-Lillian STREBEL (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Iwona SOBOTKA (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Tamino｜Tansel AKZEYBEK (Oct 12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Adrian STROOPER (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Queen of the Night｜So YoungPARK (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Danae KONTORA (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Sarastro/Speaker｜ Tijl FAVEYTS (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Magnus PIONTEK (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Papageno｜Mikolaj TRABKA (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Bartłomiej MISIUDA (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Papagena｜Monika BUCZKOWSKA
Monostatos｜Emil LAWECKI
First Lady｜Inga Britt ANDERSSON (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Mirka WAGNER (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Second Lady｜Karolina GUMOS (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Marta MIKA (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Third Lady｜Karolina SIKORA
First Armed Man｜Florian SIMSON
Second Armed Man｜Changdai PARK
Three Boys｜Tölzer Knabenchor
Orchestra｜Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra
Choir｜Vocalconsort Berlin
Photo by Iko Freese / drama-berlin.de
A guest performance of Komische Oper Berlin in co-operation with Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg
Sponsor
Mozart: “The Magic Flute”
Premiered in Berlin in 2012 Komische Oper Berlin's Magic Flute staged by British theatre group 1927 and Barrie Kosky has since then had more than 350 performances in more than 25 cities worldwide and has been seen by about 500.000 people. It was originally co-produced with Deutsche Oper am Rhein, but has in the meanwhile been licensed or rented to and performed by several opera houses, including Los Angeles Opera, Minneapolis Opera, National Opera Warsaw, Helsinki National Opera, Teatro Real Madrid, Rome Opera and others. Tours of the Komische Oper Berlin ensemble performing this Magic Flute production include venues in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Edinburgh Festival, Barcelona (Liceu Opera), Paris (Opéra Comique), Moscow (Bolshoi New Stage), Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka, Beijing, Budapest, Adelaide and Auckland among others.
The Magic Flute marked 1927's first opera, first large scale production and first time tackling a pre-existing work. Co-conceived by 1927's Co-Artistic Directors Paul Barritt and Suzanne Andrade in collaboration with Barrie Kosky, internationally renowned Australian director and Artistic Director of The Komische Opera Berlin, the team worked more than two years on this production, which combines music, live action on stage and fantastic, hand-crafted animation in a unique and revolutionary way. In every image, the animation, Mozart’s music, coming from the pit and delivering most of the cues, and the action on stage are closely interwoven. All dialogues are reduced to silent movie scenes, accompanied by additional Mozart music played in the style of silent movie piano music.
The Magic Flute appears to give rise to more questions and mysteries rather than provide answers. At the end the immense fantasy of this magical opera defies all logic and reason. Its secret lies in deeper layers of fundamental human experiences for which the fairytale appears simply to be the most adequate form of expression and only music finds the appropriate language. It is with good reason that the "eponymous hero" of the opera is an instrument, or quite simply: music.
Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1981, the Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra（KCSO）was merged with the Kaohsiung Chinese Orchestra into the Kaohsiung Philharmonic Culture and Arts Foundation in 2009, with the current Kaohsiung City Deputy Mayor, SHIH Che, took up the post of the first President and Mr. CHU Hung-Chang as the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation. In 2011, YANG Chih-Chin was appointed as the resident conductor. The Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra（KCSO）was then officially renamed the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra（KSO）in 2013. In 2016-2017, the Director of Cultural Affairs Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government, YIN Aaron and WANG Wen-Tsui, stepped up in order as the new President of the foundation.
KSO has been widely invited to perform in different regions of the world, including the United States, Macau, Nanjing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Suzhou, Singapore, Beijing, Japan and Hong Kong, receiving internationally-acclaimed applause. Crossing national and continental borders, the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra continues to push forwards an international first-class orchestra.
Creative and Production Team
A Komische Oper Berlin Production
Composer｜Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Musical Direction｜ Hendrik VESTMANN
Directed by Suzanne ANDRADE (1927) & Barrie KOSKY
Animation｜Paul BARRITT (1927)
Conceived by Suzanne ANDRADE & Paul BARRITT (1927) & Barrie KOSKY
Conductor｜Hendrik VESTMANN
Pamina｜Kim-Lillian STREBEL (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Iwona SOBOTKA (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Tamino｜Tansel AKZEYBEK (Oct 12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Adrian STROOPER (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Queen of the Night｜So YoungPARK (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Danae KONTORA (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Sarastro/Speaker｜ Tijl FAVEYTS (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Magnus PIONTEK (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Papageno｜Mikolaj TRABKA (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Bartłomiej MISIUDA (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Papagena｜Monika BUCZKOWSKA
Monostatos｜Emil LAWECKI
First Lady｜Inga Britt ANDERSSON (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Mirka WAGNER (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Second Lady｜Karolina GUMOS (Oct.12, 14:30 & Oct.13, 14:30) / Marta MIKA (Oct. 11, 19:30 & Oct.12, 19:30)
Third Lady｜Karolina SIKORA
First Armed Man｜Florian SIMSON
Second Armed Man｜Changdai PARK
Three Boys｜Tölzer Knabenchor
Orchestra｜Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra
Choir｜Vocalconsort Berlin
Photo by Iko Freese / drama-berlin.de
A guest performance of Komische Oper Berlin in co-operation with Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg
Sponsor
●Duration is 160 mins with 25 mins intermission.
●Performed in Deutsch with Chinese and English subtitles.
●Suitable for age 6+.
●Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- 10% off for Weiwuying Youth member and its additional purchasing
- 10% off for additional purchasing of Weiwuying Unlimited member
- 10% off for Weiwuying Hero and 1 additional purchasing
