Macau International Music Festival

Tamino flying on the elephant’s back, the Queen of the Night as a giant spider, dancing constellations, butterflies and mechanical monkeys fill the “screen” – the fascination which this Magic Flute exerts over audience of all ages seems endless. This critically acclaimed production by Komische Oper Berlin and the British theatre group “1927”, with its blend of film animation and live singing, has been rapturously received by over 500,000 audience and critics around the globe. 

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.
 

Duration: Approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including one interval
Performed in German, with surtitles in Chinese, Portuguese and English
 

Conductor: Hendrik Vestmann
Directors: Suzanne Andrade and Barrie Kosky
Animator: Paul Barritt
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Vocalconsort Berlin
Production: Komische Oper Berlin and 1927

For more details, please visit: http://www.icm.gov.mo/fimm/33/prelaunch/en/