The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute marked 1927’s first opera, first large scale production and first time tackling a pre existing work – Mozart’s Magic Flute. Co-conceived by 1927’s Co-Artistic Directors Paul Barritt and Suzanne Andrade in collaboration with Barrie Kosky, Artistic Director of The Komische Opera Berlin. A celebration of true love conquering all, The Magic Flute transports the audience into an enchanted world where good faces the forces of darkness. The Magic Flute was co-directed by Suzanne Andrade and Barry Kosky, with full-scale animation, created by Paul Barritt. The production premiered at the Komische Opera Berlin in November 2012 where it continues to play in repertoire, alongside new productions worldwide.
The Magic Flute had its world premiere at Komische Opera Berlin on 25 November 2012.
Quotes & Awards
‘Has transformed the Magic Flute into a stunning live-action cartoon, so bewitching as to silence every criticism.’ Los Angeles Times
‘The British theatre group 1927 and Barrie Kosky have pulled off "a deliciously absurd blend of silent film and animation ‘ Berliner Morgenpost.
‘You are amazed by the perfection, you laugh in appreciation of the virtuoso design behind each of these scenes... Breath-taking!’ TAZ
‘this production points the way toward a freer, more experimental style of producing opera, even in a mainstream context.’ New York Times
Winner Opera World Award
Credits
A Komische Opera Berlin Production
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Musical direction: Henrik Nánási, Kristiina Poska, Hendrik Vestmann
Directed by Suzanne Andrade (1927) & Barrie Kosky (Komische Opera)
Animation: Paul Barritt (1927)
Conceived by Suzanne Andrade & Paul Barritt (1927) & Barrie Kosky (Komische Opera Berlin)
Photography Credit: Iko Freese
forthcoming performances
12 January 2024 at 7.30pm: Opernhaus Dusseldorf, Germany
16 January 2024 at 7pm: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Germany
20 January 2024 at 7pm: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Germany
26 January 2024 at 7pm: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Germany
28 January 2024 at 2pm: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Germany
28 January 2024 at 7pm: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Germany
2 February 2024 at 7.30pm: Opernhaus Dusseldorf, Germany
17 February 2024 at 7pm: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Germany
20 February 2024 at 7pm: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Germany
22 February 2024 at 7pm: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Germany
23 February 2024 at 7pm: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Germany
5 March 2024 at 7.00pm: Komische Oper Berlin, Germany
8 March 2024 at 6.00pm: Komische Oper Berlin, Germany
13 March 2024 at 7pm: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Germany
14 March 2024 at 7.00pm: Komische Oper Berlin, Germany
16 March 2024 at 7.30pm: Komische Oper Berlin, Germany
30 May 2024 at 7.30pm: San Francisco Opera, USA
2 June 2024 at 2.00pm: San Francisco Opera, USA
4 June 2024 at 7.30pm: San Francisco Opera, USA
8 June 2024 at 7.30pm: San Francisco Opera, USA
14 June 2024 at 7.30pm: San Francisco Opera, USA
20 June 2024 at 7.30pm: San Francisco Opera, USA
22 June 2024 at 7.30pm: San Francisco Opera, USA
23 June 2024 at 7.30pm: San Francisco Opera, USA
30 June 2024 at 2.00pm: San Francisco Opera, USA
Performance History
11 December 2016 onwards (running in rep): Polish National Opera, Warsaw, Poland
November 2013 onwards (running in rep): Theater Duisburg, Germany
November 2013 onwards (running in rep): Opernhaus Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany
November 2012 onwards (running in rep): Komische Opera Berlin, Berlin, Germany
February 2016 onwards running in rep): Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
9 - 16 May 2023: Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
30 March - 14 April 2023: Teatro Regio Torino, Italy
7-15 May 2022: Opéra de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
5-6 March 2022: Des Moines Metro Opera, Indianola, Iowa, USA
4-13 February 2022: Houston Grand Opera, Houston, Texas, USA
3-29 November 2021: Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago, USA
4-15 November 2021: Israeli Opera, Tel Aviv, Israel
3 October - 28 November 2020: Stuttgart State Opera, Stuttgart, Germany
30 August 2020 - 1 June 2021: Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen, Denmark
19 Jan - 24 Feb 2020: Teatro Real Madrid, Spain
16 November - 15 December 2019: LA Opera, Los Angeles, USA
11-13 October 2019: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Taiwan
4-6 October 2019: Macao International Music Festival
20-23 February 2019: Perth Festival, Perth, Australia
1-3 March 2019: Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia
8-10 March 2019: Auckland Festival, Auckland, New Zealand
7-8 April 2018: Bunkamura Ochard Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 April 2018: HBG Hall, Hiroshima, Japan
14-15 April 2018: Hyogo Performing Arts Centre, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
31 March - 29 April 2018: Greek National Opera, Athens, Greece
7-17 October 2018: Teatro dell 'Opera di Roma, Rome, Italy
6-14 November 2017: Opera Comique, Paris, France
14 - 25 September 2017: Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA
20-23 July 2017: Cincinatti Opera, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
24-26 May 2017: Bolshoi Theatre, Chekhov International Festival, Moscow, Russia
8-13 July & 7-16 September 2016: Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, spain
13 Feb - 6 Mar 2016: LA Opera, LA, USA
16-30 January 2016: Teatro Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain
24 - 25 Oct 2015: Banlam Grand Theater, Xiamen, China
30 Oct – 2 Nov 2015: Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China
14-21 Nov 2015: Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis, USA
30 Oct - 1 Nov 2015: Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China
24-25 Oct 2015: Banlam Grand Theatre, Xiamen, China
10-12 September 2015: Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai, China
27-30 August 2015: Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, UK
27-28 Sep 2014: Festspielhause, St Polten, Austria
7-21 Apr 2014: Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis, USA
30 Nov – 15 Dec 2013: LA Opera, Los Angeles, USA