Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (complete opera) BLU-RAY
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (complete opera) BLU-RAY
Glyndebourne Opera / David Portillo, Sofia Fomina, Björn Bürger, Brindley Sherratt / Ryan Wigglesworth
[ Opus Arte DVD / Blu-ray ]
Release Date: Friday 15 May 2020
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"One of Mozart's most enchanting works, Die Zauberflöte is a fairy tale that uses familiar archetypes to ask provocative and difficult questions about religion, the nature of power, the bonds of family, and of course love. Premiered just months before Mozart's death, Die Zauberflöte in many ways represents a new departure for the composer. Catching the spirit of revolution in the air, Mozart turned his attention for the first time from court opera to popular opera, writing this singspiel ('sung-play') for a new and much broader audience.
Celebrated Canadian directing duo Barbe & Doucet make both their British and Glyndebourne debuts here with their new Die Zauberflöte, a veritable "theatrical feast of eccentricity." (The Guardian). Ryan Wigglesworth conducts an outstanding cast including Russian soprano Sofia Fomina as Pamina, David Portillo as her beloved Tamino, Brindley Sherratt as Sarastro, and the ebullient Björn Bürger as Papageno."
"In the first half, André Barbe's exquisitely drawn and then enlarged interiors magic the eye, and the cut-out guests that people the hotel are a delight. But when we reach the trials in the second half, comedy becomes Saturday Night TV…Glyndebourne fields a decent cast…is there a more satisfying Sarastro around at present than the magnificent Brindley Sherratt?" BBC Music
