Thessaloniki opera presents this year the show "Magic Flute". The classical tale of Mozart directed by Dimitris Georgalas starring young established opera artists and actors. It is a show of intense action and suspense that preserves the elements of the fairytale combined with both music and prose.
The plot of the "Magic Flute" is based on a verse-tale story of previous times with witches, fairies and dragons. The main heroes are two children playing the prince and the princess. The difficulties and obstacles they come upon symbolize the end of childhood.
The show is one of sublime beauty, vitality and purity, entangled with Mozart's unique music, which gives the story a magical dimension sweeping viewers to an enchanted world leaving them in the end with a liberating festive feeling. The opera's main metaphor is unique as the "Magic Flute" describes the passage from one age to another, from being a child to being a teenager, from inexperience to gaining experience. "Magic Flute" is an ideal entertainment for both young and adult audiences who wish to escape through the magical world of fairy tales.
The performances of the "Magic Flute" will begin Thursday, December 10 and will run until 30 May 2010, at the Aristotle Cinema-Theatre, Central Stage of the Society for Macedonian Studies.
Magic Flute Summary
SUMMARY of the "Magic Flute" (Die Zauberflote) is a german opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder (1751-1812). The work was composed in 1791, during the last year of Mozart's life and it is characterized as the last opera of the famous composer. Presented for the first time on September 30, 1791 in Vienna under the direction of Mozart himself and with Schikaneder playing Papageno, was a great hit. The "Magic Flute" is a work rich in symbolism, for which many explanations have been proposed, inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment, incorporating many story elements. After Mozart's death the opera was presented in various european cities and ever since the early 19th century it has been part of the repertoire of major theaters.
The main theme developed in "Magic Flute" is the power of human love as the main characters, Tamino and Pamina, thanks to love and music manage to overcome their ordeal. Almost every scene and dialogue can be seen as a symbolic confrontation between good and virtuous with evil, while the same collision, which dramatizes strongly through music, is projected to the viewer via the diametrically opposed characters, the Queen of the Night and Sarastro. The battle between good and evil, truth over lies, and the search of life's great ideals, are the opera's main moral lessons. Tamino's original mission is gradually becoming a need to deepen our knowledge and enlightenment, but met only through tests before reaching the final elevation to a higher level of happiness.
The plot of the "Magic Flute" is characterized by parallel story elements, as these are represented by the fairies attendants to the Queen, three good spirits that help Tamino and Papagkeno and the magical properties attributed to the magic flute of the first and the bells of the second. Remarkable features are also the dramatic transformations of the characters. By the end of the first act, viewers perceive the high priest Sarastro as a representative of the evil forces, but this progressively changes as he is proved to be virtuous and wise, unlike the Queen of the Night, who although initially appears as noble and virtuous then her true nature is revealed.
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Director: Dimitris Georgalas
Stage Designer: Andreas Paraskevopoulos
Costume designer: Alexia Theodorakis
Choreographer: Tatiana Myrkou
Music preparation: Julienne Duchoud
Assistant director: Dimitra Choumeti
Costume Assistant: Olga Chatziiakovou
Tamino: Dimitris Nalbantis Queen of the Night: Marianna Mansola Papageno: Panos Tsikos Papagena: Kelly Mitropoulou Pamina: Dimitra Tsakania Sarastro: Costas Ntotsikas Lady: Zoi Lyra Lady: Marina Gkoumla Lady: Mara Tsikara Monostatos: Grigoris Papadopoulos Priest: Georgios Dimitriadis
Performancesfor the public at 11:30 am:
Aristotle Cinema-Theatre, Central Stage of the Society for Macedonian Studies
