Paris Opera Presents THE MAGIC FLUTE Next Month
Performances run 17 September - 19 November.
In Die Zauberflöte, a prince from a far‑off land on a quest to liberate a princess meets a giant snake, a cocky bird‑seller, the Queen of the Night and a High Priest who imposes strange rites of passage. How does one approach Mozart's last opera, first performed in Vienna in 1791, two months before the composer's death? As a fantastical tale for children, as the reflection of the masonic allegiance of Mozart and his librettist Schikaneder, or as an ardent meditation on human existence?
The director Robert Carsen attempts to go beyond the libretto's simplistic opposition of good and evil, represented by Sarastro and the Queen of the Night, suggesting that each of them guides the young Tamino and Pamina on the path to wisdom. An optimistic reading that does not exclude the idea of death, described by Mozart in a letter to his father as "our best friend".
Performances run 17 September - 19 November.
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ROMEO & JULIETTE LDLC ARENA (3/24-3/26) |
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MATCH D''IMPROVISATION - MATCH D IMPROVISATION LA RADIT THEATRE DAUDET (5/29-5/29) |
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UBU ROI THEATRE DE PARIS (9/16-10/25) |
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MEMOIRE(S) DE L''OLYMPIA LE FUNAMBULE MONTMARTRE (9/05-1/03) |
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THE BEATLES FACTORY L'Européen (10/12-10/12) |
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DRAG RACE FRANCE LIVE SAISON 4 - DRAG RACE FRANCE LIVE L'AMPHITHEATRE (11/12-11/12) |
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LA SOEUR DE JESUS CHRIST RADIANT - BELLEVUE (1/31-1/31) |
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MATCH D''IMPROVISATION - LYON VS QUEBEC - MATCH D''IMPROVISATION THEATRALE LE TRANSBORDEUR (3/21-3/21) |
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OH LES BEAUX JOURS THEATRE DES BOUFFES PARISIENS (9/23-11/01) |
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PARIS IS MAGIQUE GAITE RIVE GAUCHE (6/24-8/29) |



