Prom 51: The Magic Flute

27 Aug 2019, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Tue 27 Aug 2019 Next Event

Proms 2019 Prom 51: The Magic Flute

19:00 Tue 27 Aug 2019 Royal Albert Hall

Mozart鈥檚 final opera is a beguiling mixture of enchantment and Enlightenment politics, its score overflowing with melody. Glyndebourne鈥檚 new production of The Magic Flute comes to the Proms in a concert staging conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth.

Programme

- - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  - The Magic Flute(155 mins)(semi-staged; sung in German, with surtitles)

Performers

David Portillo
Tamino
Tamino
Sofia Fomina
Pamina
Pamina
Bj枚rn B眉rger
Papageno
Papageno
Alison Rose
Papagena
Papagena
Brindley Sherratt
Sarastro
Sarastro
Caroline Wettergreen
Queen of the Night
Queen of the Night
J枚rg Schneider
Monostatos
Monostatos
Esther Dierkes
First Lady
First Lady
Marta Fontanals-Simmons
Second Lady
Second Lady
Katharina Magiera
Third Lady
Third Lady
Michael Kraus
Speaker
Speaker
Martin Snell
First Priest/Second Man in Armour
First Priest/Second Man in Armour
Thomas Atkins
Second Priest/First Man in Armour
Second Priest/First Man in Armour
Glyndebourne Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Ryan Wigglesworth
conductor
conductor

Composers

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

About This Event

Glyndebourne鈥檚 new production of The Magic Flute comes to the Proms in a special semi-staging.

Mozart鈥檚 final opera is a beguiling mix of enchantment and Enlightenment politics. A score overflowing with melody and invention and a fairy-tale cast of characters together create one of the composer鈥檚 best-loved comedies.

Ryan Wigglesworth conducts an exciting young cast including Sofia Fomina, Bj枚rn B眉rger and David Portillo.

There will be one interval

Approx. end time: 22:15

Image: Sofia Fomina 漏 Alecsandra Raluca Dragoi/Olga Martinez