Mozart’s The Magic Flute is a fairy tale – but also a drama about the inner struggle of the human soul. Here, the emotions of the night and the reason of the day meet: two forces, equally powerful and utterly opposed.
On one side stands the Queen of the Night, burning with passion, maternal love, and the fire of revenge. She is feeling in its rawest form – when it loves, demands, and mourns. Her music flashes – virtuosic and wild.
On the other side stands Sarastro, the wise leader of the priests. He embodies calm, wisdom, and inner discipline. His music is deep and steady – as if the earth itself were speaking.
Between them stand Tamino and Pamina. They carry both worlds within them – desire and yearning, but also the search for something greater. Their trials teach them that emotion without wisdom can be dangerous, and that reason without love grows cold.
Music becomes the bridge between these opposites. When the flute sounds, the wild beasts are stilled. In song, darkness and light meet, heart and mind – not in conflict, but in harmony.
The Magic Flute is more than an opera. It shows that a person becomes whole only when they reconcile their contradictions – through music, through love, through understanding.
The performance start at 9 p.m and lasts about 2 1/2 hours, with one intermission
The performance is in swedish
The performance is held at Kastelholm Castle. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/7L3zhF8LRiqE1a646) It is outdoors and it can be cold after sundown. A warm jacket is recommended.
For those not arriving with their own car, there is the possibility to come by bus (booking through viking bus, more information shortly). You can also book an evening cruise with the steamboat Sunnan2 from Mariehamn at https://sunnan.ax/en/
Director
Conductor
Stage Designer
Costumde Designer
Light Design
Sound Design
Orchestra manager
2. Priest
2. Lady
1. Armoured Man
2. Boy
Papagena
3. Boy
1. Boy
Monostatos
Producer
Queen of the night
Tamino
3. Lady
Speaker
Sarastro
Papageno
Pamina
Assistant Conductor
1. Lady
2 armed man