HCMC – Performance of Opera “The Magic Flute”

Sun 31 Mar 2019, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC

From the organizer:

Mozart’s opera “Die Zauberflote” (The magic Flute) is one of HBSO’s most popular productions, and it is being revived for a single performance on March 31 in the Saigon Opera House. The opera will be sung in German, with the dialogue spoken in Vietnamese.

Mozart wrote many operas in Italian, but this one was in German because it was designed to be produced in the Vienna theater owned by his friend Emanuel Schikaneder. The language spoken by the Viennese population was German.

Mozart and Schikaneder were both followers of Masonry, a new pseudo-religion modeled on the principles of liberty, equality and brotherhood that had formed the basis of the French Revolution. So the new opera combined comedy and popular dramatic events with solemn rituals that were intended to introduce Masonry to the Viennese people.

“Die Zauberflote” is the third most popular opera worldwide, after Verdi’s La Traviata and Bizet’s Carmen. A full house is expected for this revival.

Music: WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Libretto: EMANUEL SCHIKANEDER

Pamina: Cho Hae Ryong
Tamino: Phạm Trang
Königin der Nacht: Phạm Khánh Ngọc
Sarastro: Derek Anthony
Papageno: Đào Mác
Papagena: Nguyễn Thu Hường
Monostatos: Trần Thanh Nam
Zwei Priesters: Phan Hữu Trung Kiệt, Võ Nguyễn Thành Tâm
Drei Damen: Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nga, Lý Hoàng Kim, Phan Hồng Dịu
Drei Knaben: Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nguyên, Nguyễn Thị Duyên Quỳnh, Lâm Minh Ngọc

Vocal Master: Askan Geisler
Choirmaster: Trần Nhật Minh
Choreography: Nguyễn Phúc Hùng
Costume Designer: Quỳnh Paris
Lighting Designer: David Hermann, Nguyễn Phúc Hải
Scenography & Props Designer: Judith Philipp
Stage Manager: Nguyễn Mạnh Duy Linh
Performing: Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera
Conductor: ASKAN GEISLER
Director: DAVID HERMANN

Tickets

Tickets for Die Zauberflote are available from VND 450,000 to VND 900,000, with a special concession for bone-fide students of VND 150,000. Booking and delivery: 028 38237419, Ms. Ngoc: 0903604539
At HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square
Online Booking: www.ticketbox.vn