Sarastro isnt prepared to let pamina go easily and sets a series of challenges for tamino. The three boys have led tamino to the gates of sarastros domain. Night, representing darkness and repression of knowledge, and sarastro. Sarastro declares that he only abducted pamina to protect her from the in his eyes evil queen of the night. The magic flute sarastros second aria youtube the magic flute paris final acte i mozart es lebe sarastro, sarastro soll leben. It is a different sort of reading more deliberate, but superbly controlled. Putting together the magic flute should be a fun and educational experience for. In 1801, ten years after mozart s death, there was produced in paris an extraordinary version of the magic flute, entitled les mysteres disis the mysteries of isis. This particular performance was taped in 1991 at the met, and two of the singersfrancisco araiza as tamino and kurt moll as sarastrocan also be heard in the 1983 bavarian state opera flute mozart. Austria vienna costume sketch for sarastro in the magic. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds.
Flute 2 also piccolo offstage flute oboe 1 oboe 2 clarinet 1 clarinet 2 basset horn 1 basset horn 2 bassoon 1 bassoon 2 horn 1 horn 2 trumpet 1 trumpet 2 trombone 1 alto. The magic flute complete classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. The magic flute 2 story of the play follow prince tamino in this hilarious adventure as he travels to the castle of the evil sarastro to save the princess pamina. When papageno and pamina are put in front of sarastro, the wise ruler, about their escape, pamina suggests they tell him the truth, even when they are both frightened to be in his presence.
Ante jerkunica as sarastro by seattle opera free listening. This bass aria is taken from act ii of mozarts opera the magic flute. I am a music teacher at the center for creative arts in chattanooga, tennessee and i devote most of january to the music of mozart. Mar 06, 2015 a white cube, an illuminated prism like the louvre extension in miniaturefloats towards us, symbol of sarastros religious order. A few weeks before this telecast, the met unveiled a new production of the opera featuring the colorful designs of acclaimed artist david hockney. Written during the final year of mozarts life, the magic flute presents a magical world of surreal characters and mysterious rites, and the. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay.
He leads the pair to the temple of orders where sarastro tells tamino he will not only win paminas hand in marriage if he and papageno complete the challenges, but will also hand over his crown to the prince. Along his journey he meets a wild cast of characters. Mozart s final opera, the magic flute, gets the ingmar bergman treatment in this 1975 film. Everything is turned to magic at these theatres there are the magic flute, the magic ring, the magic crown, the magic arrow, the magic mirror and many other wretched magic affairs. With ulrik cold, josef kostlinger, irma urrila, hakan hagegard. Mozarts allegorical fairy tale has charmed audiences and inspired artists, for more than 200 years. On this page you will find the solution to sarastro in the magic flute, e. Aria sung by kurt moll sarastro with the metropolitan opera orchestra conducted by james levine. At the start of the opera the magic flute, sarastro is in a somewhat controversial position. With john savournin as sarastro and the chorus and orchestra of. Chorus and orchestra of seattle opera conducted by julia jones. She gives a magic flute to tamino and magic bells to the bird hunter papageno, who follows tamino and wants to find a wife. One of the most beautiful operas ever written, the magic flute is infused with masonic symbolism and odd twists to the story the people we think are good queen of the night and the three ladies arent, and vice versa.
His enormous output includes works that are widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. It was mozarts last opera, premiering in vienna on september 30, 1791. The work is in the form of a singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. Otto klemperer gottlob frick, bass vocals walter berry, bass vocals franz crass, bass vocals marga hoffgen, contralto vocals josephine veasey, mezzosoprano vocals christa ludwig, mezzosoprano vocals ruthmargret putz, soprano vocals agnes giebel. The magic flute by mozart at the glyndebourne festival. The magic flute, singspiel in two acts by wolfgang amadeus mozart, with a german libretto by austrian actor and theatrical producer emanuel schikaneder. The work is in the form of a singspiel, a popular form during the time it was written that included both singing and spoken dialogue. Mozarts the magic flute comes to life with this student guide created. One dramaturgs advice on the magic flute author michael evenden traditionally, the scholar of dramatic literature and the director of plays or the stage director of an opera are opposed figures. I ngmar bergmans 1975 production of mozarts the magic flute, originally made for television, is now rereleased as part of the bergman centenary retrospective at. His music is one of the things id insist on if i were going to be stranded on a desert island. The connections audiences make to this operas hero and.
His recording of mozarts magical last opera, however, has not received wide. Kurt moll is still just as magnificent and his deep, resonant fs and f sharps will vibrate through your skull with as much. From mozarts the magic flute recorded live in rehearsals at opera north, leeds, 2019. The operas of wolfgang amadeus mozart present us with music that makes us glad to be alive.
A struggling, repentant sarastro is more consistent with the operas. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. A german opera in two acts music by wolfgang amadeus mozart libretto by emmanuel schikaneder premiere performance. View topquality illustrations of austria vienna costume sketch for sarastro in the magic flute by wolfgang amadeus mozart for a per. Words and music are equally contemptible, except for the magic flute. Barry banks tamino, rebecca evans pamina, elizabeth vidal queen of the night, simon keenlyside papageno, john tomlinson sarastro, lesley. A competing version of the magic flute finds another venerable conductor at his very best the late otto klemperer. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. The magic flute 3 cast of characters 6 m, 6 w, 16 flexible tamino. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Shop and buy sarastros aria from magic flute sheet music. Among my favorite works by mozart is the magic flute. Oct 23, 2009 written during the final year of mozart s life, the magic flute presents a magical world of surreal characters and mysterious rites, and the composer filled it with masonic symbols and allegory.
Alone, tamino blows the magic flute to find pamina. Libretto by emanuel schikaneder, english translation by jeremy sams. It was mozarts last opera, premiering in vienna on. In 1801, ten years after mozarts death, there was produced in paris an extraordinary version of the magic flute, entitled les mysteres disis the mysteries of isis. He plans for the couple to eventually take over from him as rulers of the temple, and praises the gods. Works combining spoken words and sung text in local languagesgerman, french, and englishwere fairly common, and these more. He has inherited the position of the head of the temple from paminas father, much to the displeasure of the queen of the night paminas mother who had hoped she would inherit it. The magic flute tv movie 1975 the magic flute tv movie. Welcome to the arizona opera readers theater version of mozarts the magic. The magic flute project downloads page fred nachbaur.
Underlying this was a considerable portion of the magic flute score, but also introduced in it were fragments from other works of the composer don giovanni, figaro. Austria vienna costume sketch for sarastro in the magic flute. Mozarts final opera, the magic flute, gets the ingmar bergman treatment in this 1975 film. Wolfgang amadeus mozart born johannes chrysostomus wolfgangus theophilus mozart. In his first aria, this sage prays to the gods to protect tamino and pamina as they journey toward enlightenment.
Papageno is told he will find a woman of his own if they complete the tasks. This is the complete opera the magic flute, by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Mozarts final opera, the magic flute was controversial for what it. The magic flute is an opera for all ages and all seasons. The fabled queen of the night has asked tamino to save her daughter and to do so has armed him with a magic flute. The magic flute is arguably the most wellknown and loved opera in the history of music, probably because it has a simple fairytale type of plot and because the music is easy to listen to and to understand. The added joy is that it communicates a unique humanity that is its own reward. Find premium, highresolution illustrative art at getty images.
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