San Francisco Opera Presents The Magic Flute

Experience Mozart's masterpiece like you never have before! Journey into a topsy-turvy world of sorcerers, serpents, spirits, and secrets in The Magic Flute.
Starring:
Amitai Pati as Tamino
Christina Gansch as Pamina
Lauri Vasar as Papageno
Kwangchul Youn as Sarastro
Anna Simińska as The Queen of the Night
On stage May 30 - June 30, 2024. Tickets start at $26. Learn more and buy tickets at www.sfopera.co...

[@crabbieappleton]

I saw this production in Berlin. Brilliant!!!!

[@tma-1701]

Silent film vibes 😂 Reminds me of Fritz Lang's Nibelungen

[@CiceroSapiens]

Some really cool moments, but be prepared that the costumes and sets aren't what you would expect from a trational performance, or you may feel let down. The animation was incredibly well-executed, and the interpretation was very original. The players had to interact with it as if it were real (Papageno's cat stole the show, but Papageno didn't even have a feather in his hat). If you're expecting Bergman, the production may come off as low-budget, amateur and underwhelming. The performance is also cut in half. The singers were also a bit quiet even from orchestra seating in the sixth row. I was excited to see an opera in German because they're expensive to produce: it kinda felt like SF did it (albiet creatively) by cutting corners. The performance booklet was full of pictures of performances and Queen of the Nights all over the world: all with stunning costumes and sets. I personally would have loved to see something like that, but the visuals really stuck with me. I really enjoyed the masonic symbolism and the Monty Python-esque animation.

[@gruweldaad]

This is a person who cannot appreciate creativity and should go to the opera more often so he can enter with a more open mind. The show was mesmerizing. It wasn't traditional, and it made it so much better and made the music so much more central. I'm so glad I got to experience this opera.

[@CiceroSapiens]

@@gruweldaad my father on the other hand REALLY enjoyed the performance, and thought it was incredibly "innovative and made the story vivid and accessible."

[@joansutton]

Horrible. It flattened Mozart's masterpiece into two-dimensional meaninglessness.