In Mozart, what goes up, must come down. Just think of the most famous example in his music, the opening gambit of “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.” Dum, da dum, da da da da da dum. Pause. Then, right back ...
Julie Taymor’s abridged production of Mozart’s opera has been trimmed down to 90 minutes as the Metropolitan Opera bids to ...
If viewers can focus on its engaging young cast, vivid appearances by several international opera stars and well-executed melding of reality and fantasy, “The Magic Flute,” the latest film adaptation ...
Eight years ago, the Metropolitan Opera had a hit with director Julie Taymor’s now famous production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” thrusting opera into the age of Cirque du Soleil. Now San Francisco ...
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Produced by star director Roland Emmerich, the film version of Mozart's opera classic "The Magic Flute" aims for an international audience. Settings a la Harry Potter, opera stars and a diverse cast ...
In his lifetime, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s legendary two-act opera The Magic Flute was a pro-Enlightenment success, which brought its creator a measure of happiness before he passed away mere months ...
The Isango Ensemble, one of the world’s most unusual, interesting and important theater and opera companies, doesn’t distinguish between African theater and European opera. Nor does the company from ...