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Staging Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte has been a lifelong ambition for 85 year old director Peter Brook. But don’t expect him to come up with the usual imposing symbolism, lavish sets or symphonic orchestration. Instead, he seeks to give his talented young singers the space to rediscover Mozart’s language down to the finest nuances. To improvise, explore new colours and juggle with forms. Accompanied by virtuoso pianist Franck Krawczyk they deliver a light effervescent Une flûte enchantée, a poetical interpretation that will, through its intimacy with the audience, reveal the depth and the tenderness of the music.

  • © Pascal Victor

  • © Pascal Victor

  • © Pascal Victor

  • © Pascal Victor

  • © Pascal Victor

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free editing Peter Brook, Frank Krawczyk, Marie-Hélène Estienne after the composition of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart libretto Emanuel Schikaneder direction Peter Brook light design Philippe Vialatte costumes Hélène Patarot piano Alain Planès, Matan Porat cast Raphaël Brémard, Betsabée Haas, Virgile Frannais Frannais, MatthewMorris, Agnieszka Slawinska, Adrian Strooper, Lei Xu, Jeanne Zaepffel, Matthew Morris, Dima Bawab, Malia Bendi-Merad, Leila Benhamza, Luc Bertin-Hugault, Patrick Bolleire Bolleire, Jean-Christophe Born, Antonio Figueroa comedy Abdou Ouologuem, William Nadylam artistic advisor Christophe Capacci coproduction Lincoln Center Festival, Théâtre de Caen, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa, MC2: Grenoble, Musikfest, C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Attiki Cultural Society, Bremen, London, Athène, New York, Barbican Bite