Film
Glyndebourne: The Magic Flute Live
- Certificate
- 12A
- Running Time
- 210 mins
A hunky prince, a hot princess, a spiritual quest, a sorcerer, lashings of freemasonry and a good few larfs. What’s not to love about Mozart’s two-act panto-style opera, which also boats its fair share of top tunes? Prince Tamino promises the Queen of the Night that he will rescue her daughter Pamina from the enchanter Sarastro. So he sets off accompanied by bird-catcher Papageno, as you do, only to find that Sarastro is a wise and decent chap. Ordeals ensue, love wins the day, the end.
It returns to Glyndebourne for the first time in more than a decade in this new production by the renowned directing/design duo Barbe & Doucet, who promise to take a modish “fresh and playful look” at the opera’s troublesome gender politics. Leading British bass Brindley Sherratt stars as Sarastro alongside young singers including Caroline Wettergreen, Sofia Fomina and Björn Bürger.
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