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Des Königs Zauberflöte (Blu-ray)
Live recording from the Prinzregententheater Munich, 2013
Blu-ray Disc
Mozart and the Majesties – Role-Playing among Royals
The old Papageno remembers – he is plunged unexpectedly into the past and gets mixed up in an illustrious assembly that has gathered to perform Mozart's “Magic Flute”.The aristocratic actors:
Ludwig II in person (Sarastro), Emperor Franz Joseph (Tamino), his mother Sophie (Queen of the Night), Empress Elisabeth (Pamina) and other members of the political elite of the time. Each of them takes on one of the well-known roles under the critical eye of the (real) Papageno, who observes the amateurish efforts of the protagonists with growing indignation.
The audience is presented with a cunning play within a play.
This version of Mozart's “Magic Flute”, which was performed for the first time at the Herrenchiemsee Festival in 2010 under the direction of Enoch zu Guttenberg, draws on a common 19th-century practice: in aristocratic families, putting on classic German theatre works in extravagant amateur performances was a ritual designed to show off a good education. Ludwig II of Bavaria also stood in this tradition of aristocratic passion for the theatre. However, the scenario as presented here is fictitious.
The role of the “real” Papageno is played by the actor Gerd Anthoff. Simultaneously involved in the plot and yet detached from it, he recounts to the audience the “true” story of the Magic Flute, making comments and corrections, all while entering into fantastical collaborations with his singer double.
Product information:
Booklet: (German, English), Background information on conception and production
Audio fromats: Dolby Atmos; 5.0 DTS-HD Master 96 kHz, 2.0 DTS-HD Master 96 kHz
Video format: 1.85:1 - 59.97i - 1920:1080
Subtitles: German, English, Japanese, Korean
Press review
The Whole Note
... In state-of-the-art video and audio, Mozart lovers and others will get a real kick out of this unique event.Bruce Surtees, 30 January 2018
Fanfare
... Sound and picture quality are excellent. This Magic Flute cannot be fairly compared with others; it is something of a one-off, but a quite good one. Recommended.Bill White, Sep/Oct 2018
Operaramblings.wordpress.com
... None of the singers are international stars but they are all very good. If this is indicative of what one might hear on an average night at the opera house in Bielefeld or Chemnitz, the sort of houses where these singers ply their trade then German audiences are fortunate indeed. … The sound options are DTS HD 2.0, DTS HD 5.0 and Dolby Atmos which seems to mean here a 7.1 channel mix. It’s bordering on spectacular for clarity and presence with a very realistic balance of voices and orchestra. … Recommended.March 4, 2018
Musicweb-international.com
This is a clever and colourful production that marries Mozart’s Magic Flute with Bavarian history, resulting in an interesting and entertaining three hours […] The production has a grandeur that far outweighs the provincial feel of the performance, this is mainly down to Enoch zu Guttenberg, who not only conducts the opera, but who also conceived the idea behind the concept as well as directing the whole production. Indeed the KlangVerwaltung Orchestra was formed from surrounding professional orchestras to bring Enoch zu Guttenberg’s ideas to fruition, the result being a wonderful orchestral sound. This is backed up by the splendid singing of the Neubeuern Choral Society, founded once again by Enoch zu Guttenberg to further the musical life of the area, and although more amateur in status, they have a professional sound and have appeared on a number of recordings. … An enjoyable production, one that tries to place the opera in a particular historical period, and achieves its goal, a very entertaining romp.Stuart Sillitoe, 2018